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bracken
[brak-uhn]
noun
a large fern or brake, especially Pteridium aquilinum.
a cluster or thicket of such ferns; an area overgrown with ferns and shrubs.
bracken
/ ˈæə /
noun
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
a clump of any of these ferns
Other Word Forms
- brackened adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of bracken1
Word History and Origins
Origin of bracken1
Example Sentences
"The landscape has changed dramatically because the cows have been here for about three seasons and you notice there's very little bracken and there are bluebells coming up."
It has since fallen or been cut down and now lies among the bracken.
Gorse, heather, bracken and trees were removed to reveal the white boulders.
He's been a zoologist "since I could walk" and his first words were trees, bracken and gorse.
Standing in the Simonside hills area of the Rothbury estate in Northumberland, there is bracken underfoot and open countryside as far as the eye can see.
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