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 Definitions of bracken  [ˈbræk ən]  

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Definition of 'bracken' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) bracken
a large fern, Pteridium aquilinum, of the polypody family, having large, creeping rootstocks and triangular fronds.

2.  bracken
a cluster of such ferns.

Etymology:  (1275–1325; ME braken < Scand)

Definition of 'bracken' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) bracken, Pteridium esculentum
fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions

2. (noun) bracken, pasture brake, brake, Pteridium aquilinum
large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan


Definition of 'bracken' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) bracken
a brake or fern



'bracken' - Nearby Entries  

brachyuran  brachyurous  bracing  bracken  bracket  bracket fungus  bracketed blenny  



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