Adiantum

See also: adiantum

Translingual

Adiantum venustum (evergreen maidenhair)

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀδίαντον (adíanton, “maidenhair”).

Proper noun

Adiantum n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pteridaceae – the maidenhair ferns.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Polypodiophytina - subphylum; Polypodiopsida - class; Polypodiidae - subclass; Polypodiales - order; Pteridaceae - family; Adiantoideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Adiantum capillus-veneris - type species; Adiantum incisum, Adiantum pedatum (northern maidenhair fern) - selected other species; for the numerous other species see Adiantum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Adiantum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Adiantum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Adiantum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Adiantum at USDA Plants database