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Farley maidenhair

noun

named for a country house in Barbados where it was discovered

• Syn: ↑Farley maidenhair fern, ↑Barbados maidenhair, ↑glory fern, ↑Adiantum tenerum farleyense

• Hypernyms: ↑brittle maidenhair, ↑brittle maidenhair fern, ↑Adiantum tenerum

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\\ˈfärlē-\ noun

Usage: usually capitalized F

Etymology: Farley Hill, country house in Barbados where it was discovered

: a brittle maidenhair of a widely cultivated variety (Adiantum tenerum farleyense)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.