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Definition of Dagger fern
1. Noun. North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds.
Exact synonyms: Canker Brake, Christmas Fern, Evergreen Wood Fern, Polystichum Acrostichoides
Generic synonyms: Fern
Group relationships: Genus Polystichum, Polystichum
Generic synonyms: Fern
Group relationships: Genus Polystichum, Polystichum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dagger Fern
Literary usage of Dagger fern
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Gardening (1905)
"... or dagger fern, is a pretty evergreen fern found growing all along the mountains
from California into Oregon. It grows about 18 inches high and is very ..."