Term: american maidenhair fern: hardy palmately branched North American fern with divergent recurved branches borne on lustrous dark reddish stipes
Broader: maidenhair: any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds | Unrelated: fly: an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
Broader: maidenhair: any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds | Unrelated: left-handedness: the status of being born of a morganatic marriage
Broader: maidenhair: any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds | Unrelated: stitch: a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing
Broader: maidenhair: any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds | Unrelated: iodine-131: heavy radioactive isotope of iodine with a half-life of 8 days; used in a sodium salt to diagnose thyroid disease and to treat goiter
Broader: maidenhair: any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds | Unrelated: why: the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
Broader: maidenhair: any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds | Unrelated: sprites: atmospheric electricity (lasting 10 msec) appearing as globular flashes of red (pink to blood-red) light rising to heights of 60 miles (sometimes seen together with elves)
Broader: maidenhair: any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds | Unrelated: merit system: the system of employing and promoting civil servants on the basis of ability
Broader: maidenhair: any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds | Unrelated: hydrophyllaceae: perennial woodland herbs
Broader: maidenhair: any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds | Unrelated: variation: (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)
Broader: maidenhair: any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds | Unrelated: betrayal: the quality of aiding an enemy