Meanings
plural evergreen wood ferns
- Any of two common species of fern native to cool-temperate eastern North America that remain green for much of the year
- countableuncountablePolystichum acrostichoides, the most common species of fern in its range.
Synonyms: Christmas fern
Synonyms & antonyms
nounDryopteris marginalis
nounPolystichum acrostichoides, the most common species of fern in its range.
More synonyms by meaning
nounNorth American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds
nounNorth American fern with evergreen fronds
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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