Venus's-hair

[ vee-nuh-siz-hair ]

noun
  1. a delicate maidenhair fern, Adiantum capillus-veneris.

Origin of Venus's-hair

1
First recorded in 1540–50

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How to use Venus's-hair in a sentence

  • While our common maidenhair is a northern fern, the Venus-hair Fern is confined to the southern states.

    The Fern Lover's Companion | George Henry Tilton

British Dictionary definitions for Venus's-hair

Venus's-hair

noun
  1. a fragile maidenhair fern, Adiantum capillus-veneris, of tropical and subtropical America, having fan-shaped leaves and a black stem

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