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noun
Certain species of the fern genera, principally of genus Dryopteris.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: shield fern
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Broader terms: fern
Narrower terms: broad buckler-fern, Dryopteris dilatata, Goldie's fern, Goldie's shield fern, goldie's wood fern, Dryopteris goldiana, soft shield fern, Polystichum setiferum
History
From the shape of the indusia (membranes) that cover the fern's sori (spores).
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