Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
maid·en·hair Pronunciation:
'mAd-&n-"ha(&)r, -"he(&)r Function:
noun : any of the genus
Adiantum offerns including two No. American forms (
A. pedatum and the Venushair,
A. capillus-veneris) that have been used in the preparation of expectorants and demulcents called also
maidenhairfern
[meyd-n-hair] 
nˌhɛər