Adiantum (Noun)
Meaning
Cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Adiantum ferns thrive in warm, humid climates with abundant moisture.
- Maidenhair ferns of the Adiantum genus have been popular houseplants since Victorian times.
- This area is renowned for its dense patches of delicate Adiantum fronds along rocky slopes.
- Its high epidermal relief results in highly negative trichome distribution densities observed for a lot of Polypodium vulgare Adiantum in mesotrichous condition.
- Adiantums has come to the botanical fore, both because of its unique morphological features and because of the need for broader revisions to plant genera worldwide