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Noun holly fern has 2 senses
  1. holly fern - any of various ferns of the genus Polystichum having fronds with texture and gloss like holly
    --1 is a kind of     fern
    --1 is a member of Polystichum, genus Polystichum
    --1 has particulars:
     Braun's holly fern, prickly shield fern, Polystichum braunii; northern holly fern, Polystichum lonchitis; western holly fern, Polystichum scopulinum
  2. holly fern, Cyrtomium aculeatum, Polystichum aculeatum - tropical Old World fern having glossy fronds suggestive of holly; sometimes placed in genus Polystichum
    --2 is a kind of fern
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