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Definition of maidenhair spleenwort

: a rock-inhabiting small fern (Asplenium trichomanes) of the north temperate zone and Hawaii with slender pinnate black-striped fronds

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“Maidenhair spleenwort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maidenhair%20spleenwort. Accessed 26 Oct. 2021.

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