English Explanatory Dictionary

shield fern

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Certain ferns with elements of shield-like appearance, principally of four genera:
  2. Dryopteris (buckler ferns)
  3. Lastreopsis spp.
  4. Polystichum spp.
  5. Sticherus spp.

Word forms

shield fern shield ferns

Etymology

From the shape of the indusia that cover the fern's sori (spores).

Related words

buckler fern sword fern

Derived words

Alaska shield fern Anderson's shield fern black shield fern blue shield fern California shield fern climbing shield fern creeping shield fern crested shield fern Dudley's shield fern forest shield fern glossy shield fern golden shield fern hard shield fern Japanese shield fern leathery shield fern mother shield-fern narrow spinulose shield fern prickly shield fern shiny shield fern smooth shield fern soft shield fern southern shield fern swamp shield-fern Tsushima rock fern
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