holly fern

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Noun	1.	holly fern - any of various ferns of the genus Polystichum having fronds with texture and gloss like hollyfern - any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by sporesgenus Polystichum, Polystichum - small to medium-sized terrestrial ferns especially holly ferns; in some classification systems placed in PolypodiaceaeBraun's holly fern, Polystichum braunii, prickly shield fern - North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scalesnorthern holly fern, Polystichum lonchitis - evergreen European fern widely cultivatedPolystichum scopulinum, western holly fern - North American fern
	2.	holly fern - tropical Old World fern having glossy fronds suggestive of holly; sometimes placed in genus PolystichumCyrtomium aculeatum, Polystichum aculeatumfern - any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores