noun
any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris
• Hypernyms: ↑fern
• Hyponyms:
↑fragrant cliff fern, ↑fragrant shield fern, ↑fragrant wood fern, ↑Dryopteris fragrans, ↑male fern, ↑Dryopteris filix-mas, ↑marginal wood fern, ↑evergreen wood fern, ↑leatherleaf wood fern, ↑Dryopteris marginalis, ↑mountain male fern, ↑Dryopteris oreades
• Member Holonyms: ↑Dryopteris, ↑genus Dryopteris
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noun : any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris
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any of several shield ferns of the genus Dryopteris.
[1880-85]
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wood fern,
any one of a genus of hardy ferns with dark green foliage and a shield-shaped covering of the spore cases, widely distributed throughout the world; shield fern.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.