HyperDic: polystichum_braunii

English > 1 sense of the expression *Polystichum braunii*:
NOUN	plant	Polystichum braunii, Braun's holly fern, prickly shield fern	North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scales

English > *Polystichum braunii*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scales.
Synonyms	Braun's holly fern, prickly shield fern
Broader	holly fern	Any of various ferns of the genus Polystichum having fronds with texture and gloss like holly