mountain holly fern

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a hardy, evergreen fern, Polystichum lonchitis, of North America, Europe, and Asia, having stiff and leathery fronds.

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Then they came up against a police patrol on mountain bicycles, which again led to more shooting, without injuries.
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Cadets mimicked his commands, which he issued in drawn-out syllables in his high-pitched, mountain-inflected voice.
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We had now approached closely to the foot of the mountain-ranges, and their lofty summits were high above us in mid-air.
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The jagged top and spurs of San Jacinto Mountain shone like the turrets and posterns of a citadel built of rubies.
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These residents then killed the parish priest, and without arms fled for safety to the mountain ravines.
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