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shield fern

shield fern noun: dryopteris (buckler ferns).

Noun

shield fern (plural shield ferns)

  1. Dryopteris (buckler ferns)
  2. Lastreopsis spp.
  3. Polystichum spp.
  4. (Australia) Sticherus spp.

Forms of shield fern

pluralshield ferns

Origin of shield fern

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

Words formed from shield fern

  • Alaska shield fern
  • Anderson's shield fern
  • black shield fern
  • blue shield fern
  • California shield fern
  • climbing shield fern
  • creeping shield fern
  • crested shield fern
  • Dudley's shield fern
  • forest shield fern
  • glossy shield fern
  • golden shield fern
  • hard shield fern
  • Japanese shield fern
  • leathery shield fern
  • mother shield-fern
  • narrow spinulose shield fern
  • prickly shield fern
  • shiny shield fern
  • smooth shield fern
  • soft shield fern
  • southern shield fern
  • swamp shield-fern
  • Tsushima rock fern

Questions about shield fern

What does shield fern mean?
Shield fern means dryopteris (buckler ferns).
What part of speech is shield fern?
Shield fern is a noun.
What is the plural of shield fern?
The plural of shield fern is shield ferns.

Words near shield fern in the dictionary

  1. shield aralia
  2. shield beetle
  3. shield beetles
  4. shield bug
  5. shield bugs
  6. shield fern
  7. shield ferns
  8. shield law
  9. shield laws
  10. shield maiden
  11. shield maidens

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