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Shield fern   /ʃild fərn/   Listen
Shield fern

noun
1.
Any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori.  Synonym: buckler fern.



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... UTS[)E]STA "the bear lies on it"— Aspidium acrostichoides— Shield Fern: Root decoction drunk to produce vomiting, and also used to rub on the skin, after scratching, for rheumatism—in both cases some other plant is added to the decoction; the warm decoction is also held in the mouth to relieve ...
— Seventh Annual Report • Various


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