Bracken definition

Bracken

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WordNet

(1) Large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan

(2) Fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions

WiktionaryText

From , probably of Scandinavian origin. Cognates include and .

Any of several coarse ferns, of genus Pteridium, that forms dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock
An area of countryside heavily infested with this fern