shield fern (n)
buckler fern (n)

n13192625

type n
lex_filenum 20
def any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori
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Hypernym fern
Member holonym Dryopteridaceae, family Dryopteridaceae, Athyriaceae, family Athyriaceae
Hyponym broad buckler-fern, Dryopteris dilatata; Goldie's fern, Goldie's shield fern, goldie's wood fern, Dryopteris goldiana; soft shield fern, Polystichum setiferum
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Hyponym fern
Member meronym Dryopteridaceae, family Dryopteridaceae, Athyriaceae, family Athyriaceae
Hypernym broad buckler-fern, Dryopteris dilatata; Goldie's fern, Goldie's shield fern, goldie's wood fern, Dryopteris goldiana; soft shield fern, Polystichum setiferum

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