Definitions for brackenˈbræk ən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
brack•enˈbræk ən(n.)
a large fern, Pteridium aquilinum, of the polypody family, having large, creeping rootstocks and triangular fronds.
Category: Plants
a cluster of such ferns.
Category: Plants
Origin of bracken:
1275–1325; ME braken < Scand
Princeton's WordNet
bracken, Pteridium esculentum(noun)
fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions
bracken, pasture brake, brake, Pteridium aquilinum(noun)
large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan
Wiktionary
bracken(Noun)
Any of several coarse ferns, of genus Pteridium, that forms dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock
bracken(Noun)
An area of countryside heavily infested with this fern
Webster Dictionary
Bracken(noun)
a brake or fern
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