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Definition: Adiantum |
AdiantumNoun1. Cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Adiantum \Ad`i*an"tum\, noun. [Latin expression, from the Greek expression, maidenhair; 'a priv. to wet.]. (references) |
Synonym: AdiantumSynonym: genus Adiantum (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Adiantum |
| English words defined with "Adiantum": maidenhair, maidenhair fern. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Adiantum" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Dutch (maidenhair), Latin (adders fern, maidenhair, Maidenhair Fern, staghorn fern, stag-horn fern), Swedish (maidenhair). |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Adiantum jordanii, commonly known as California Maidenhair Fern. Credit: Miles Dwan. |  | Medium shot of Adiantum aleuticum. Credit: John Craig. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
Expressions using "Adiantum": Adiantum bellum ♦ Adiantum pedatum ♦ Adiantum tenerum ♦ Adiantum tenerum farleyense ♦ genus Adiantum. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
adiantum | 5 |
adiantum pedatum | 3 |
adiantum capillus veneris | 3 |
adiantum raddianum | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "Adiantum"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Italian | adianto (maidenhair fern). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | adiantumay.(various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Words rhyming with "Adiantum" (pronounced 'Ad`i*an"tum'): Aconitum, Amentum, Arboretum, Datum, Fretum, frustum, mentum, Mesonotum, Mesorectum, Mesoscutum, Metanotum, momentum, Multum, Notum, Oblatum, Omentum, Petrolatum, Pilentum, Pinetum, Plebiscitum, Postfactum, Postulatum, Prescutum, Prolatum, Pronotum, Punctum, Quantum, Quotum, rectum, sanctum, Sarcoseptum, scrotum, Scutum, septum, sputum, stratum, Striatum, Submentum, substratum, tomentum, ultimatum, Uncinatum. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-d-i-m-n-t-u" | |
-1 letter: tamandu. | |
-2 letters: aidman, manitu, mantid, mantua. | |
-3 letters: adman, admit, amain, amnia, anima, atman, audit, daman, datum, daunt, dunam, manat, mania, manta, matin, maund, naiad, tumid. | |
-4 letters: adit, amia, amid, amin, anta, anti, atma, aunt, damn, data, daut, dint, dita, duit, duma, dunt, maid, main, mana, maud, maun, maut, mina, mind, mint, muni, nada, tain. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-d-i-m-n-t-u" | |
+2 letters: undramatic. | |
+3 letters: adumbrating, adumbration, calumniated, mandibulate, manipulated. | |
+4 letters: adumbrations, desquamating, desquamation, unacclimated, undramatized. | |
+5 letters: desquamations, diathermanous, documentarian, unassimilated, unmanipulated. | |
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