Christmas fernとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

Christmas fern (plural Christmas ferns)

1. An evergreen fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) of eastern North America.
   • 1873, D. C. Eaton, edited by John Torrey, Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club, volume IV, page 19:

     Our well-known Aspidium acrostichoides, so available for winter decorations, is happily christened Cʜʀɪsᴛᴍᴀs Fᴇʀɴ – a name which I certainly hope will be generally adopted.

   • 1899, W. R. Maxon, Fern Bulletin: A Quarterly Devoted to Ferns, volume VII, page 15:

     In reference to Dryopteris acrostichoides, it may be of interest to note the origin of the best known common name. The name christmas fern appears to have been thus applied for a comparatively short time.

   • 2006, Lynn M. Steiner, Landscaping with Native Plants of Michigan, →ISBN, page 135:

     Christmas fern can be massed as groundcover, or a clump looks nice tucked into the base of a stump.

参照

• Christmas fern on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Category:Polystichum acrostichoides on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Polystichum acrostichoides on Wikispecies.Wikispecies