holly fern
noun
1- a small shield fern which has narrow glossy fronds with a double row of stiff bristle-edged lobes, found chiefly in mountainous areas of both Eurasia and North America.冬青蕨。
1.1
- Several species in the genus Polystichum, family Dryopteridaceae, in particular the widespread P. lonchitis.耳蕨属有数种, 鳞毛蕨科, 尤指分布广泛的柔状耳蕨（拉丁名 P. lonchitis）。