English noun: shield fern | |||
1. | shield fern (plant) any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori | ||
Synonyms | buckler fern | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fern | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | broad buckler-fern, Dryopteris dilatata, Dryopteris goldiana, Goldie's fern, Goldie's shield fern, goldie's wood fern, Polystichum setiferum, soft shield fern | ||
Member meronym | Athyriaceae, Dryopteridaceae, family Athyriaceae, family Dryopteridaceae | ||