- shield fern
- nounany of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori• Syn: ↑buckler fern• Hypernyms: ↑fern• Hyponyms:↑broad buckler-fern, ↑Dryopteris dilatata, ↑Goldie's fern, ↑Goldie's shield fern, ↑goldie's wood fern, ↑Dryopteris goldiana, ↑soft shield fern, ↑Polystichum setiferum• Member Holonyms: ↑Dryopteridaceae, ↑family Dryopteridaceae, ↑Athyriaceae, ↑family Athyriaceae
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noun: any of various ferns (as of the genera Dryopteris and Polystichum) having more or less shield-shaped indusia — called also buckler fern* * *
any of numerous ferns of the genera Dryopteris and Polystichum, having shield-shaped indusia.[1805-15]* * *
shield fern nounAny evergreen or semi-evergreen fern of the genus Polystichum with scales covering the spore-producing pinnae• • •Main Entry: ↑shield* * *
shield fern,= wood fern. (Cf. ↑wood fern)* * *
n. any of a number of ferns that have circular shieldlike scales protecting the spore cases: ●a) a European fern of damp woodland (genus Polystichum, family Dryopteridaceae)b) an evergreen fern (genus Thelypteris, family Thelypteridaceae)c) Austral. a fern of forested country (family Aspidiaceae)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.