| English noun: genus Polystichum | |||
| 1. | genus Polystichum (plant) small to medium-sized terrestrial ferns especially holly ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae | ||
| Synonyms | Polystichum | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fern genus | ||
| Member holonym | canker brake, Christmas fern, dagger fern, evergreen wood fern, holly fern, Polystichum acrostichoides, Polystichum setiferum, soft shield fern | ||
| Member meronym | Athyriaceae, Dryopteridaceae, family Athyriaceae, family Dryopteridaceae | ||