buckler fern

Noun

Meaning

any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

shield fern

Hypernyms

fern

Hyponyms

Dryopteris goldiana Goldie's fern Goldie's shield fern goldie's wood fern Polystichum setiferum soft shield fern

Close letter words and terms

buckled to buckleless buckler buckler mustard buckler plate buckler-headed