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maidenhair vs Venus'-hair fern

Venus'-hair fern vs maidenhair

maidenhair and Venus'-hair fern both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
maidenhair Yes No No No
Venus'-hair fern Yes No No No
As nouns, Venus'-hair fern is a hyponym of maidenhair; that is, Venus'-hair fern is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than maidenhair:
  • maidenhair: any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds
  • Venus'-hair fern: delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalks; cosmopolitan
maidenhair (noun) Venus'-hair fern (noun)
any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalks; cosmopolitan
Difference between maidenhair and Venus'-hair fern

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