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Meaning of "shield fern" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHIELD FERN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHIELD FERN

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Shield fern is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHIELD FERN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of shield fern in the English dictionary

The definition of shield fern in the dictionary is any temperate woodland fern of the genus Polystichum having shield-shaped flaps covering the spore-producing bodies: family Aspleniaceae.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHIELD FERN

shidduchim
shied
shiel
shield
shield bug
shield cricket
shield match
Shield of David
shield volcano
shielder
shieldless
shieldlike
shieldling
shieldrake
Shields
shieldwall
shieling
shier
shies
shiest

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHIELD FERN

asparagus fern
beech fern
black tree fern
Boston fern
coral fern
deer fern
fern
grape fern
king fern
lady fern
maidenhair fern
male fern
marsh fern
oak fern
royal fern
silver fern
soft tree fern
staghorn fern
sweet fern
sword fern
tree fern

Synonyms and antonyms of shield fern in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «shield fern» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHIELD FERN

Find out the translation of shield fern to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shield fern from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shield fern» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

盾蕨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

helecho escudo
570 millions of speakers

English

shield fern
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ढाल फर्न
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

درع السرخس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

щит папоротник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

escudo samambaia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঢাল ফেনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bouclier fougère
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perisai paku
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wurmfarn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シールドシダ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

방패 펀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tameng kuping
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lá chắn dương xỉ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கவசம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ढाल फर्न
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eğreltiotu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scudo felce
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tarcza paproci
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

щит папороть
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scut ferigă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ασπίδα φτέρη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skild varing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sköld ormbunke
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skjold bregne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shield fern

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHIELD FERN»

The term «shield fern» is used very little and occupies the 155.775 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHIELD FERN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shield fern

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHIELD FERN»

Discover the use of shield fern in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shield fern and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Endangered Wildlife and Plants of the World
(400 m) altitude Range: Atka and Adak Islands, Alaska ALEUTIAN SHIELD FERN is probably one of the least well known ferns in the world. Until recently it was one of a select group of plants that were known only from the original collection ...
Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2001
2
Ferns: Wild Things Make a Comeback in the Garden
outstanding features: Soft shield fern produces delicate billowing clumps of deeply cut, frilly fronds. Many forms have been selected for variations in the dissection of the fronds. The fronds arise in a flattened vase shape from the rhizome in the ...
C. Colston Burrell, 1994
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The Scottish Gardener: A Magazine of Horticulture and ...
Genus Aspidium A. Lonchitis (Holly or rough alpine shield-Fern), 6 to 18 inches; mountains of north Scotland and Wales. A. lobatum (close- leaved prickly shield- Fern), 1 to 2 feet; evergreen; hardy and ornamental. A. acweatum (common ...
‎1856
4
Ferns and Fern Allies of California
Eaton's Shield Fern (Polystichum scopulinum) Structural features: Underground stems stout, erect or decumbent, with light brown scales. Leaves few, 6 to 10, erect-spreading, 6 to 16 inches long, linear to narrowly oblong-lanceolate, with stout, ...
Steve J. Grillos, 1966
5
Studies of Plant Life in Canada: Or, Gleanings from Forest, ...
236 New York Fern—Aspidium Noveboracense . . . . . . . . 237 Evergreen Wood Fern—Aspidz'um spinulosum var. inter-medium .. .. 238 Lastrea collina, 238 Broad Shield Fern—Aspz'dium spinulosmn var. dilatafum .
Catherine Parr Strickland Traill, 2011
6
Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants
PHARMACOPOEIA!. NAME — Aspidium. OTHER COMMON NAMES: (1) Male shield-fern, sweet brake, knotty brake, basket-fern, bear's-paw root; (2) marginal- fruited shield-fern, evergreen wood-fern. HABITAT AND RANGE — These ferns ...
A. R. Harding, 1996
7
Welsh Botanology ...
V 324. Aspidium ; Shield-fern ; March-redynen. 1, A. Thelypteris ; Marsh Shield- fern ; March-redyntn y gors. On the margin at the west side of Llyn-llwydiart plentifully. I have never seen it elsewhere, vii. 2. A. oreopteris; Heath Shield-fern;  ...
Hugh Davies, 1813
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Manual of British Botany: In which the Orders and Genera are ...
and compound than the rest, often becom- £ 10. A. spinulosum. ing tripinnate at the base - - -j 1. A. Lonchitis. (Swartz.) Rough Alpine Shield Fern. Shady clefts of rocks, and under stones on the high mountains of Wales and Scotland. Fl. June ...
Daniel Chambers Macreight, 1837
9
The little English flora; or, A botanical and popular ...
O. S. Rough Alpine Shield Fern — Close-Leaved Shield Fern — Common Prickly Shield Fern— Marsh Shield Fern— Heath Shield Fern — Crested Shield Fern— Rigid Shield Fern — and great Shield Fern, the last not uncommon.
George William Francis, 1839
10
The Lone Star Gardener's Book of Lists
... Bracken Fern (Pte'ridium aquilinum) R All Chinese Brake Fern (Pte'ris vittata) CF CSs, V Japanese Beech Fern (Thelypten's decursi've'pinnata) CF All Southern Shield Fern (Thelypwris kunthii) R CSs, V Chain Fern (Woodwardia areolata) R ...
William D. Adams, Lois Trigg Chaplin, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHIELD FERN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shield fern is used in the context of the following news items.
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Keep an eye out for butterflies fluttering by as count continues
These were in addition to brown sedge, oak fern, hard shield fern, filmy fern and star sedge. Looking under the other vegetarian lesser twayblade was found. «Northumberland Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Rare ferns, rainforest species found in Victorian forest earmarked for …
"We took a sample and sent it to the herbarium in Melbourne and they verified it as the bristly shield fern, and the closest known occurrence of this fern is 250 ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
3
When summer gets hot, these plants keep blooming
... gaillardia and summer phlox for sunny areas, and ferns such as leatherleaf, Japanese painted fern, southern shield fern or maidenhair for shady areas. «Tallahassee.com, Jul 15»
4
Ferns by the dozens for Oregon gardeners
“From growing up in England, I knew the fern had a European origin.” ... ferns, tassel ferns, Korean rock ferns and many cultivars of the English soft shield fern. «The Register-Guard, Jun 15»
5
Growing hardy fern plants
Ferns are emerging from the shady corners of damp gardens and basking in the ... Dryopteris affinis or soft- shield fern: this semi- evergreen fern loses leaves in ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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New land for Bruce Trail north of city
There are at least eight varieties of ferns including Walking fern, Mackay's ... fern, Spinulose Shield fern, Intermediate Wood fern and a healthy population of ... «Owen Sound Sun Times, Apr 15»
7
10 tough plants for Lowcountry gardens
In dry soils, Southern shield fern spreads slowly, but in spots with adequate moisture, it forms dense clumps that may need to be restrained. In other words, buy ... «Charleston Post Courier, Mar 15»
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Groups seek to protect Tongass cedars
The Aleutian shield fern, the only Alaska plant currently protected by the Endangered Species Act, was first identified in 1932, according to the Fish and Wildlife ... «Anchorage Daily News, Jun 14»
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Local Fern On Global Threatened Species List
In addition to the Governor Laffan's Fern and Bermuda Shield Fern which have been completed and appear on the new list; species that are still undergoing ... «Bernews, Jun 14»
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It's evergreen ferns to the rescue for winter gardens
It's evergreen ferns to the rescue for winter gardens ... Steffen calls the tough-yet-delicate-looking plumose soft shield fern a must for every Northwest garden. «The Seattle Times, Feb 14»

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