NOUN
- small to medium-sized terrestrial ferns especially holly ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae
How To Use Polystichum In A Sentence
- Although the genus _Polýstichum_ represents the true shield ferns, the wood ferns are also thus designated, as their indusia have nearly the shape of small, roundish shields. The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada
- Ferns, including the wavy-edged hart's-tongue and intricately indented polystichum forms, nestle among heuchera and hostas in contrasting tones. Times, Sunday Times
- A carpet of glory-of-the-snow, anemones, and trout lilies looks lovely blanketing the ground among the awakening crowns of clumping ferns like Dryopteris and Polystichum.
