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BRACKEN
bracken, pasture brake, brake, Pteridium aquilinum
(noun) large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan
bracken, Pteridium esculentum
(noun) fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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Proper noun
Bracken
A surname.
Etymology
Noun
bracken (usually uncountable, plural brackens)
(uncountable, countable) Any of several coarse ferns, of the genus Pteridium, that form dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock.
(uncountable) An area of countryside heavily populated by this fern.
Source: Wiktionary
Brack"en, n. Etym: [OE. braken, AS. bracce. See 2d Brake, n.]
Definition: A brake or fern. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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