Buckler Fern (Noun)

Meaning

Any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Synonyms

• Shield Fern

Hypernyms

• Fern

Hyponyms

• Broad Buckler-fern
• Goldie's Fern
• Goldie's Wood Fern
• Soft Shield Fern
• Dryopteris Goldiana