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nounsmall to medium-sized terrestrial ferns especially holly ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae
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- genus rumohra leatherleaf ferns: in some classifications included in genus Polystichum
- rumohra leatherleaf ferns: in some classifications included in genus Polystichum
- holly fern tropical Old World fern having glossy fronds suggestive of holly; sometimes placed in genus Polystichum
- shield fern any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori
- buckler fern any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori
- holly fern any of various ferns of the genus Polystichum having fronds with texture and gloss like holly
- cyrtomium aculeatum tropical Old World fern having glossy fronds suggestive of holly; sometimes placed in genus Polystichum
- polystichum aculeatum tropical Old World fern having glossy fronds suggestive of holly; sometimes placed in genus Polystichum