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Maidenhair-Tree
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
Is a popular name for Ginkgo biloba, a remarkable and handsome gymnospermous tree, the fan-shaped leaves of which with their forked veins recall those of the maidenhair (see Gymnosperms).
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Maidenhair-Tree'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/m/maidenhair-tree.html. 1910.