- northern holly fern
- nounevergreen European fern widely cultivated• Syn: ↑Polystichum lonchitis• Hypernyms: ↑holly fern
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northern holly fern
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holly fern — noun 1. any of various ferns of the genus Polystichum having fronds with texture and gloss like holly • Hypernyms: ↑fern • Hyponyms: ↑Braun s holly fern, ↑prickly shield fern, ↑Polystichum braunii, ↑northern holly fern, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
holly fern — /ˈhɒli fɜn/ (say holee fern) noun a rhizomatous fern with toothed pinnae, Polystichum lonchitis, found on non acid mountain rocks of the northern temperate zone …
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Polystichum lonchitis — noun evergreen European fern widely cultivated • Syn: ↑northern holly fern • Hypernyms: ↑holly fern … Useful english dictionary
Polypodium — Taxobox name = Polypodium image width = 240px image caption = Common Polypody, Polypodium vulgare regnum = Plantae divisio = Pteridophyta classis = Pteridopsida ordo = Polypodiales familia = Polypodiaceae genus = Polypodium genus authority = L.… … Wikipedia
Polystichum lonchitis — ID 66729 Symbol Key POLO4 Common Name northern hollyfern Family Dryopteridaceae Category Fern Division Pteridophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MI, MN, MT, NV, NY, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY Growth… … USDA Plant Characteristics
Polystichum — noun small to medium sized terrestrial ferns especially holly ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae • Syn: ↑genus Polystichum • Hypernyms: ↑fern genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Dryopteridaceae, ↑family Dryopteridaceae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
