evergreen wood fern
English
Noun
evergreen wood fern (countable and uncountable, 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
- Dryopteris marginalis
- Polystichum acrostichoides, the most common species of fern in its range.
Synonyms
- (Dryopteris marginalis): marginal shield fern, marginal wood fern
- (Polystichum acrostichoides): Christmas fern
Further reading
- “evergreen wood fern”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Dryopteris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Dryopteris marginalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Dryopteris marginalis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Dryopteris marginalis at USDA Plants database
- Polystichum acrostichoides on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Polystichum acrostichoides on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Polystichum acrostichoides on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Polystichum acrostichoides at USDA Plants database
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