Bracken Definition

brăkən
noun
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.
Webster's New World
A growth of such ferns.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Pteridium esculentum
  • pasture brake
  • Pteridium aquilinum
  • brake
pronoun

A surname​.

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Other Word Forms of Bracken

Noun

Singular:
bracken
Plural:
brackens

Origin of Bracken

  • Middle English braken probably of Scandinavian origin bhreg- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Bracken Sentence Examples

  • There, before the colonists came, wide sweeps of dull green bracken or wiry yellow-green tussocks seemed bleak and monotonous enough.

  • The bracken grows in low sandy tracts near the coast.

  • Using chemicals Chemicals to kill bracken to stop soil becoming too acidic Horse for grazing.

  • The ground cover of the woodland is dominated by bracken which is currently being managed to reduce its potential fire risk.

  • These rights include, among others, the right to graze animals, to cut bracken, to fish or to collect firewood.

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

NENKEN

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Words Starting With B and Ending With N

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