shield fern

See also: shieldfern

English

Etymology

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

Noun

shield fern (plural shield ferns)

  1. Certain of the ferns of four genera:
    1. Dryopteris (buckler ferns)
    2. Lastreopsis spp.
    3. Polystichum spp.
    4. (Australia) Sticherus spp.

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