hard fern

Noun
  1. Any of several ferns of the genus Blechnum (synset 113206032)
    is a type of: fern - any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
    subtypes: blechnum spicant, deer fern - fern with erect fronds of Europe and western North America; often cultivated for deer browse
    belongs to: blechnum, genus blechnum - in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae; terrestrial ferns of cosmopolitan distribution mainly in southern hemisphere: hard ferns

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