| shield fern | (n) any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori, Syn. buckler fern |
| soft shield fern | (n) European shield fern cultivated in many varieties, Syn. Polystichum setiferum |
| braun's holly fern | (n) North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scales, Syn. Polystichum braunii, prickly shield fern |
| fragrant cliff fern | (n) fern or northern Eurasia and North America having fragrant fronds, Syn. fragrant shield fern, Dryopteris fragrans, fragrant wood fern |
| goldie's fern | (n) North American fern with a blackish lustrous stipe, Syn. Dryopteris goldiana, Goldie's shield fern, goldie's wood fern |
