释义 |
maidenhair \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun or maidenhair fern Etymology: maidenhair from Middle English maidenheer, from maiden + heer hair; intended as translation of Late Latin capillus Veneris, literally, Venus's hair : a fern of the genus Adiantum: as a. : venushair b. : a palmately branched No. American fern (A. pedatum) with fronds having divergent recurved branches borne on a lustrous reddish or blackish stipe [maidenhair fern] |