Goldie's fern
noun
Gol·die's fern
ˈgōldēz-
variants or Goldie-fern or Goldie's shield fern or Goldie's wood fern
: a North American fern (Dryopteris goldiana) with a blackish lustrous stipe
Word History
Etymology
after John Goldie †1886 Scottish traveler in the U.S., its discoverer