Meaning of SHIELD FERN
| Pronunciation: | | sheeld furn
|
 WordNet Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | [n] any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori |
| |
| | Websites: | |
|
| |
| | Synonyms: | | buckler fern |
| |
| | See Also: | | Athyriaceae, broad buckler-fern, Dryopteridaceae, Dryopteris dilatata, Dryopteris goldiana, family Athyriaceae, family Dryopteridaceae, fern, Goldie's fern, Goldie's shield fern, goldie's wood fern, Polystichum setiferum, soft shield fern | |
|
|