| holly fern | (n) any of various ferns of the genus Polystichum having fronds with texture and gloss like holly |
| holly fern | (n) tropical Old World fern having glossy fronds suggestive of holly; sometimes placed in genus Polystichum, Syn. Cyrtomium aculeatum, Polystichum aculeatum |
| 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 |
| northern holly fern | (n) evergreen European fern widely cultivated, Syn. Polystichum lonchitis |
| western holly fern | (n) North American fern, Syn. Polystichum scopulinum |