BRAUN'S HOLLY FERN

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Meaning:

North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scales

Synonyms:

Braun's holly fern; Polystichum braunii; prickly shield fern

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Braun's holly fern" is a kind of...):

holly fern (any of various ferns of the genus Polystichum having fronds with texture and gloss like holly)

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