dagger fern

/ˌdægər fərn/
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Definitions of dagger fern
  1. noun
    North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds
    synonyms: Christmas fern, Polystichum acrostichoides, canker brake, evergreen wood fern
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    type of:
    fern
    any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
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