shield fern

Noun shield fern has 1 sense

• shield fern(n = noun.plant) buckler fern - any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori; Array
is a kind of fern
is a member of athyriaceae, dryopteridaceae, family athyriaceae, family dryopteridaceae
has particulars: broad buckler-fern, dryopteris dilatata, dryopteris goldiana, goldie's fern, goldie's shield fern, goldie's wood fern, polystichum setiferum, soft shield fern