northern holly fern

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   evergreen European fern widely cultivated

   SynonymsPolystichum lonchitis

   Broaderholly fern

Questions about northern holly fern

What does northern holly fern mean?

northern holly fern means "evergreen European fern widely cultivated".

What is another word for northern holly fern?

Close synonyms include Polystichum lonchitis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is northern holly fern a common word?

northern holly fern is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.