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Adiantum tenerum

Adiantum tenerum

9.9
A fern from tropical America with broad, delicate leaves people grow in shaded gardens
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Gardeners often choose Adiantum tenerum for shaded areas due to its lush, broad fronds.

Examples

  • The delicate leaves of Adiantum tenerum make it a favorite among indoor plant enthusiasts.

  • I bought an Adiantum tenerum for my living room.

  • Botanists documented the spread of Adiantum tenerum in tropical gardens worldwide.

  • The Adiantum tenerum thrives in humid environments.

  • Gardeners often choose Adiantum tenerum for shaded areas due to its lush, broad fronds.

  • The delicate leaves of Adiantum tenerum make it a favorite among indoor plant enthusiasts.

  • I bought an Adiantum tenerum for my living room.

Synonyms

brittle maidenhair fern
vsAdiantum tenerum
  • US
8.9

A tropical fern with thin, easily broken leaves often grown indoors for its pretty look

is the same fern described more generally without the exact species name
brittle maidenhair
vsAdiantum tenerum
  • US
9.1

A tropical American fern that people often grow for its broad divided leaves

uses the common word for leaf parts and stresses ornamental use

Surface Forms

Adiantum tenerum singular
Adiantum tenera singular

Morphology

Adiantum + tenerum

This is a Latin binomial (scientific name). Even if a learner recognises 'Adiantum' as a fern genus, the species epithet 'tenerum' is not an English lexical item (not found in the dictionary) and the precise botanical description cannot be derived from the parts; scientific names behave like proper nouns and are not compositionally transparent to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Adiantum tenerum is named from old words: Adiantum means 'not wet' because its leaves shed water, and tenerum means 'tender' or 'delicate' because its leaves are fine and soft. So the name helps you remember a delicate fern whose broad leaves seem to not hold water.