Meaning Of The Word Shield fern

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Shield fern Meaning

Shield fern Definition
Shield fern Definition

What's The Definition Of Shield fern?

shield fern in American English
noun: any of numerous ferns of the genera Dryopteris and Polystichum, having shield-shaped indusia

shield fern in British English
noun: any temperate woodland fern of the genus Polystichum having shield-shaped flaps covering the spore-producing bodies: family Aspleniaceae

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