Definition of MAIDENHAIR

maidenhair

Plural: maidenhairs

Noun

  • any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds
  • A woman's pubic hair.
  • Either of two species of genus Adiantum of fern with delicate, hair-like stalks, especially Adiantum capillus-veneris.
  • Either of two ericaceous plants, the creeping snowberry or the checkerberry.

Origin / Etymology

From maiden + hair.

Synonyms

maidenhair fern

Scrabble Score: 16

maidenhair: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
maidenhair: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
maidenhair: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

maidenhair: valid Words With Friends Word