Polystichum aculeatum

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Noun1.Polystichum aculeatum - tropical Old World fern having glossy fronds suggestive of hollyPolystichum aculeatum - tropical Old World fern having glossy fronds suggestive of holly; sometimes placed in genus Polystichum
Cyrtomium aculeatum, holly fern
fern - any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
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Vegetation of the Verdiana River valley in the northern Apennines, Italy
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