Christmas Fern Definition

noun
An eastern North American evergreen fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds.
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Noun

Singular:
Christmas fern
Plural:
christmas-ferns

Origin of Christmas Fern

  • So called because the fronds remain green in winter and were formerly much used as Christmas decorations

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Christmas + fern

    From Wiktionary

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