ădĭantum, i, n., = ἀδίαντον,
the plant maiden-hair , Plin. 22, 21, 30, § 62 (pure Lat.: capillus Veneris or capillaris herba, App. Herb. 47; Cael. Aurel. Tard. 3, 5).
·noun A genus of ferns, the leaves of which shed water; maidenhair. Also, the black maidenhair, a sp...
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