Noun: Christmas fern kris-mus furn
- North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds
"Christmas fern remains green throughout the winter months";
- canker brake, dagger fern, evergreen wood fern, Polystichum acrostichoides
Derived forms: Christmas ferns
Type of: fern
Part of: genus Polystichum, Polystichum
Encyclopedia: Christmas fern