noun
1. any of various ferns of the genus Polystichum having fronds with texture and gloss like holly
• Hypernyms: ↑fern
• Hyponyms:
↑Braun's holly fern, ↑prickly shield fern, ↑Polystichum braunii, ↑northern holly fern, ↑Polystichum lonchitis, ↑western holly fern, ↑Polystichum scopulinum
• Member Holonyms: ↑Polystichum, ↑genus Polystichum
2. tropical Old World fern having glossy fronds suggestive of holly; sometimes placed in genus Polystichum
• Syn: ↑Cyrtomium aculeatum, ↑Polystichum aculeatum
• Hypernyms: ↑fern
Useful english dictionary. 2012.