shield fern
See also: shieldfern
English edit
Etymology edit
From the shape of the indusia that cover the fern's sori (spores).
Noun edit
shield fern (plural shield ferns)
- Certain of the ferns of four genera:
- Dryopteris (buckler ferns)
- Lastreopsis spp.
- Polystichum spp.
- (Australia) Sticherus spp.
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References edit
- “shield fern”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “shield fern”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- shield fern on Wikipedia.Wikipedia