noun
any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori
• Syn: ↑shield fern
• Hypernyms: ↑fern
• Hyponyms:
↑broad buckler-fern, ↑Dryopteris dilatata, ↑Goldie's fern, ↑Goldie's shield fern, ↑goldie's wood fern, ↑Dryopteris goldiana, ↑soft shield fern, ↑Polystichum setiferum
• Member Holonyms: ↑Dryopteridaceae, ↑family Dryopteridaceae, ↑Athyriaceae, ↑family Athyriaceae
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buckler fern noun
A European fern of the genus Dryopteris
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Main Entry: ↑buckle
Useful english dictionary. 2012.