HyperDic: prickly_shield_fern

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

English > *prickly shield fern*: 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, Polystichum braunii
Broader	holly fern	Any of various ferns of the genus Polystichum having fronds with texture and gloss like holly