maidenhair

A maidenhair fern

Meaning

Noun

  • A woman's pubic hair.
  • Either of two species of genus Adiantum of fern with delicate, hair-like stalks, especially Adiantum capillus-veneris.
  • Designating various types of moss or flowering plants.
  • Either of two ericaceous plants, the creeping snowberry or the checkerberry.

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Origin

  • From maiden + hair.

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