#holly_fern__hollyfern any of various ferns of the genus Polystichum having fronds with texture and gloss like holly
supertype: fern any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
member of: genus_Polystichum
subtype: Braun's_holly_fern__prickly_shield_fern__Polystichum_braunii North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scales
subtype: northern_holly_fern__Polystichum_lonchitis evergreen European fern widely cultivated
subtype: western_holly_fern__westernhollyfern__Polystichum_scopulinum North American fern
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