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Adiantum bellum

Adiantum bellum

9.9
A delicate fern with feathery leaves and spreading roots that grows only in Bermuda
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Adiantum bellum
  • Gardeners appreciate Adiantum bellum for its attractive, feathery foliage.

Examples

  • The Adiantum bellum can be found only on the islands of Bermuda.

  • The Adiantum bellum thrives in humid environments.

  • Researchers are studying how Adiantum bellum adapts to its unique environment.

  • Do you know about the Adiantum bellum?

  • Gardeners appreciate Adiantum bellum for its attractive, feathery foliage.

  • The Adiantum bellum can be found only on the islands of Bermuda.

  • Researchers are studying how Adiantum bellum adapts to its unique environment.

Synonyms

Bermuda maidenhair
vsAdiantum bellum
  • UK
9.8

A delicate fern from Bermuda that grows from creeping roots in shady moist places

is the formal species name for the same plant
Bermuda maidenhair fern
vsAdiantum bellum
  • UK
9.0

A small, delicate fern from Bermuda with thin leaves and stems that spread along the ground

is the scientific name without noting the extra frond detail

Surface Forms

Adiantum bellum singular
Adiantum bellums plural

Morphology

Adiantum + bellum

This is a Linnaean binomial: knowing 'Adiantum' (a genus of ferns) and the genus+epithet naming pattern lets a learner infer that Adiantum bellum is a particular species of Adiantum (i.e. a type of fern). However, the specific epithet 'bellum' is not informative here and the precise traits and geographic detail (endemic to Bermuda, creeping rootstock) cannot be derived from the constituents, so the meaning is only partially predictable.

Etymology

Adiantum bellum may come from older words that give a clear picture: Adiantum means 'unwetted' or 'maidenhair' because the fern's thin, shiny leaves seem to shed water, and bellum comes from Latin for 'beautiful'. So the name fits this delicate, pretty fern that grows in Bermuda.