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Shield fern   /ʃild fərn/   Listen
Shield fern

noun
1.
Any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori.  Synonym: buckler fern.



Related searches:
Goldie's shield fern
fragrant shield fern
prickly shield fern
soft shield fern


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"Shield fern" Quotes from Famous Books



... UTS[)E]STA "the bear lies on it"— Aspidium acrostichoides— Shield Fern: Root decoction drunk to produce vomiting, and also used to rub on the skin, after scratching, for rheumatism—in both cases some other plant is added to the decoction; the warm decoction is also held in the mouth to relieve ...
— Seventh Annual Report • Various


Words linked to "Shield fern" :   Dryopteris goldiana, family Athyriaceae, fern, Goldie's fern, family Dryopteridaceae, Dryopteris dilatata, goldie's wood fern, buckler fern, fragrant shield fern, Dryopteridaceae, broad buckler-fern, Athyriaceae, Polystichum setiferum


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