Christmas fern Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds
    dagger fern; Polystichum acrostichoides; canker brake; evergreen wood fern.

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Definitions
  1. . See under Christmas.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.), an evergreen North American fern (Aspidium acrostichoides), which is much used for decoration in winter.

Webster 1913