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Definition of Holly fern

1. Noun. Any of various ferns of the genus Polystichum having fronds with texture and gloss like holly.

2. Noun. Tropical Old World fern having glossy fronds suggestive of holly; sometimes placed in genus Polystichum.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Holly Fern

hollownesses hollows hollows out hollowware hollowwares holluschickie holluschickies holly holly-leaf cherry holly-leaved cherry

holly-leaved oak holly-leaves barberry holly blue holly blues holly family holly fern (current term) holly oak hollygrape hollyhock hollyhocks

hollylike holm holm oak holm oaks holm tree holmberry holme holmia holmian holmias

Literary usage of Holly fern

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Popular Science Monthly (1889)
"... in wild confusion at the opening of a romantic gorge, grew in luxurious abundance quite a large bed of the superb holly fern (Polystichum lonchitis). ..."

2. The Craven and North-west Yorkshire Highlands by Harry Speight (1892)
"Some strange tales—Wild flowers—The holly fern here yet—Seventy kinds of ferns collected—The famous Norber boulders—Their history and wonderful aspects ..."

3. Report: New York by Otis Stuart (1904)
"Braun's Holly-fern. Aspidium aculeatum Braunii Doell. ... Holly-Fern. Aspidium Lonchitis Sw. Woods south shore of Lake Superior, Prof. ..."

4. The fern paradise: a plea for the culture of ferns by Francis George Heath (1878)
"... aspect about the Soft Prickly Shield Fern scarcely possessed in the same degree by its more robust relative, Aculeatum. 3. THE holly fern. ..."

5. The Principles of Floriculture by Edward Albert White (1915)
"The holly fern has once pinnate fronds, the pinna? with entire or deeply- toothed margins ... The holly fern group contains very valuable commercial plants. ..."

6. Our Ferns in Their Haunts: A Guide to All the Native Species by Willard Nelson Clute (1901)
"Our plant is frequent in out-door cultivation, its hardiness making it one of the most satisfactory species for this purpose. holly fern. ..."

7. Michigan Flora: A List of the Fern and Seed Plants Growing Without Cultivation by William James Beal (1904)
"Braun's Holly-fern. Aspidium aculeatum Braunii Doell. ... Holly-Fern. Aspidium Lonchitis Sw. Woods south shore of Lake Superior, Prof. ..."

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