shield fern

See also: shieldfern

English

Etymology

From the shape of the indusia that cover the fern's sori (spores).

Noun

shield fern (plural shield ferns)

Certain of the ferns of three genera:
1. Dryopteris (buckler ferns)
2. Lastreopsis spp.
3. Polystichum spp.

Translations

Translations

German: Schildfarn m
Alemannic German: Farechruut n

See also

References

shield fern at OneLook Dictionary Search
“shield fern”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
shield fern on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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