Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A large genus of ferns, widely distributed, and great favorites in hothouses on account of their beautiful forms.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of ferns, the leaves of which shed water; maidenhair. Also, the black maidenhair, a species of spleenwort.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thesubfamily Adiantoideae — themaidenhair ferns .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae
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Examples
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This is due to the microclimatic conditions present in the collapsed galleries and the shallow chasms of the river valley, allowing Mediterranean species such as Adiantum capillus-veneris to grow beside Alpine species such as Primula auricula and Viola biflora.
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I love theAmerican Maidenhairfern, Adiantum pedatum.
The only fern you need to grow « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2010
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Mertens et al. showed that the seeds or spores of various plants (Cardamine, Taraxacum, Adiantum, etc.), the cysts of the crustaceans Branchipus schaefferi (fairy shrimp) and Artemia franciscana (brine shrimp) as well as adult bdelloid rotifers and tardigrades survived exposures to temperatures as high as 130 °C for as long as 10 min.
Survival at extreme temperatures: what is it good for? AYDIN 2009
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Mertens et al. showed that the seeds or spores of various plants (Cardamine, Taraxacum, Adiantum, etc.), the cysts of the crustaceans Branchipus schaefferi (fairy shrimp) and Artemia franciscana (brine shrimp) as well as adult bdelloid rotifers and tardigrades survived exposures to temperatures as high as 130 °C for as long as 10 min.
Archive 2009-07-01 AYDIN 2009
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Shown above the unfolding Southern maidenhair fern, Adiantum capillus-venerisWaiting for the shade to grow with the trees.
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Incipient polyploid speciation in the maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum, adiantaceae)?
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Incipient polyploid speciation in the maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum, adiantaceae)?
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Shown above is a more advanced unfolding Adiantum capillus-venerisAnd the rains to return.
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Riparian species include Typha capensis which is common, Juncus buffonius, Scirpus holoschoenus, Phragmites australis and Adiantum sp.
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Maidenhair ferns are lovely, I grow Adiantum pedatum, the Northern maidenhair fern.
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