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bracken
(brækən)
uncountable noun
Bracken is a large plant with leaves that are divided into many thin sections. It grows on hills and in woods.
bracken in British English
(ˈbrækən)
noun
1. Also called: brake
any of various large coarse ferns, esp Pteridium aquilinum, having large fronds with spore cases along the undersides and extensive underground stems
2.
a clump of any of these ferns
Word origin
C14: of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish bräken, Danish bregnebracken in American English
(ˈbrækən)
noun
1.
any of a genus (Pteridium, family Polypodiaceae) of large, coarse, weedy ferns, occurring in meadows, woods, and esp. wastelands: very closely related to the brake ferns
2.
a growth of such ferns
Word origin
ME braken < ON *brakni > Dan bregneImage ofbracken
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