Adiantum

== Translingual == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin adiantum and Ancient Greek ἀδίαντον (adíanton, “maidenhair”). Further from Ancient Greek ἀδίαντος (adíantos, “dry”, literally “not wet”), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-, “not”) +‎ Ancient Greek ὑδᾰ́τῐνος (hudắtĭnos, “wet”). From Ancient Greek ὑδᾰ́τῐον (hudắtĭon, “rivulet”), diminutive of Ancient Greek ῠ̔́δωρ (hŭ́dōr, “water”). From the roots of Proto-Hellenic *údōr, Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ and Proto-Indo-European *wed-. === Proper noun === Adiantum n A taxonomic genus within the family Pteridaceae – maidenhair ferns. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Polypodiophytina – subphylum; Polypodiopsida – class; Polypodiidae – subclass; Polypodiales – order; Pteridaceae – family; Adiantoideae – subfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Adiantum capillus-veneris – type species; Adiantum incisum, Adiantum pedatum (northern maidenhair fern) – selected other species; for the numerous other species see Adiantum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === References === Adiantum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Adiantum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Adiantum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Adiantum at USDA Plants database Adiantum at Plants of the World Online Adiantum at Tropicos Adiantum at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Adiantum at the Catalogue of Life Adiantum at National Center for Biotechnology Information Adiantum at Germplasm Resources Information Network Adiantum at iNaturalist Adiantum at the Open Tree of Life Web Project Adiantum available from http://www.irmng.org at VLIZ.03 Rees, T. (compiler) (2017). The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera