[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

christmas \christ"mas\, n. christ + mass.
   an annual church festival december 25 and in some states a
   legal holiday, in memory of the birth of christ, often
   celebrated by a particular church service, and also by
   special gifts, greetings, and hospitality.
   1913 webster

   christmas box.
   a a box in which presents are deposited at christmas.
   b a present or small gratuity given to young people and
       servants at christmas; a christmas gift.

   christmas carol, a carol sung at, or suitable for,
      christmas.

   christmas day. same as christmas.

   christmas eve, the evening before christmas.

   christmas fern bot., an evergreen north american fern
      aspidium acrostichoides, which is much used for
      decoration in winter.

   christmas flower, christmas rose, the black hellebore, a
      poisonous plant of the buttercup family, which in southern
      europe often produces beautiful roselike flowers
      midwinter.

   christmas tree, a small evergreen tree, set up indoors, to
      be decorated with bonbons, presents, etc., and illuminated
      on christmas eve.
      1913 webster
see also:
christmas box christmas carol christmas day christmas christmas eve christmas fern 
aspidium acrostichoides christmas flower christmas rose christmas tree 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

fern \fern\ f~ern, n. as. fearn; akin to d. varen, g. farn,
   farnkraut; cf. skr. par.na wing, feather, leaf, sort of
   plant, or lith. papartis fern. bot.
   an order of cryptogamous plants, the filices, which have
   their fructification on the back of the fronds or leaves.
   they are usually found in humid soil, sometimes grow
   epiphytically on trees, and in tropical climates often attain
   a gigantic size.
   1913 webster

   note: the plants are asexual, and bear clustered sporangia,
         containing minute spores, which germinate and form
         prothalli, on which are borne the true organs of
         reproduction. the brake or bracken, the maidenhair, and
         the polypody are all well known ferns.
         1913 webster

   christmas fern. see under christmas.

   climbing fern bot., a delicate north american fern
      lygodium palmatum, which climbs several feet high over
      bushes, etc., and is much sought for purposes of
      decoration.

   fern owl. zool.
   a the european goatsucker.
   b the short-eared owl. prov. eng. -- fern shaw, a fern
      thicket. eng. --r. browning.
      1913 webster
see also:
filices christmas fern christmas climbing fern lygodium palmatum fern owl 
fern shaw 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

christmas fern
     n : north american evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and
         dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds syn: canker brake,
          dagger fern, evergreen wood fern, polystichum
         acrostichoides
see also:
canker brake dagger fern evergreen wood fern polystichum acrostichoides 

Christmas >> C Words
Christmas, definition of term: Christmas
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Fern >> F Words
Fern, definition of term: Fern
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Christmas Flowe >> C Words
Christmas Flowe, definition of term: Christmas Flowe
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Christmas Tree >> C Words
Christmas Tree, definition of term: Christmas Tree
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Christmas Day >> C Words
Christmas Day, definition of term: Christmas Day
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Christmas Eve >> C Words
Christmas Eve, definition of term: Christmas Eve
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Christmas Card >> C Words
Christmas Card, definition of term: Christmas Card
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Christmas Cactu >> C Words
Christmas Cactu, definition of term: Christmas Cactu
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Christmas Carol >> C Words
Christmas Carol, definition of term: Christmas Carol
christmas+carol_pag1.html

Wall Fern >> W Words
Wall Fern, definition of term: Wall Fern
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