maidenhair

== English == === Etymology === From maiden +‎ hair. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmeɪdənhɛː/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈmeɪdənhɛəɹ/ === Noun === maidenhair (countable and uncountable, plural maidenhairs) (uncountable, poetic) A woman's pubic hair. Either of two species of genus Adiantum of fern with delicate, hair-like stalks, especially Adiantum capillus-veneris. (Canada, US, now regional) Either of two ericaceous plants: creeping snowberry (Gaultheria hispidula) or checkerberry (G. procumbens). ==== Alternative forms ==== maiden-hair ==== Synonyms ==== (fern): maidenhair fern ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====