western holly fern

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   North American fern

   SynonymsPolystichum scopulinum

   Broaderholly fern

Questions about western holly fern

What does western holly fern mean?

western holly fern means "North American fern".

What is another word for western holly fern?

Close synonyms include Polystichum scopulinum. 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 western holly fern a common word?

western 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.