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POLYSTICHUM BRAUNII
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Polystichum braunii mean?
• POLYSTICHUM BRAUNII (noun)
The noun POLYSTICHUM BRAUNII has 1 sense:
1. North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scales
Familiarity information: POLYSTICHUM BRAUNII used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scales
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Braun's holly fern; Polystichum braunii; prickly shield fern
Hypernyms ("Polystichum braunii" is a kind of...):
holly fern (any of various ferns of the genus Polystichum having fronds with texture and gloss like holly)
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