bracken

[ brak-uhn ]

noun

1. a large fern or brake, especially Pteridium aquilinum.
2. a cluster or thicket of such ferns; an area overgrown with ferns and shrubs.

bracken

/ ˈbrækən /

noun

1. Also calledbrake any of various large coarse ferns, esp Pteridium aquilinum , having large fronds with spore cases along the undersides and extensive underground stems
2. a clump of any of these ferns

Other Words From

• brackened adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bracken¹

1275–1325; Middle English braken < Scandinavian; compare Swedish bräken fern, Norwegian brake juniper

Word History and Origins

Origin of bracken¹

C14: of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish bräken , Danish bregne

Example Sentences

It has since fallen or been cut down and now lies among the bracken.

From BBC

Gorse, heather, bracken and trees were removed to reveal the white boulders.

From BBC

He's been a zoologist "since I could walk" and his first words were trees, bracken and gorse.

From BBC

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.

From BBC

Alternatively, you can use wool bracken and also coconut coir, but it has a few question marks against it because it's a waste material from coconut plantations, grown mostly in India and Sri Lanka.

From Salon

Related Words

• scrub
• thicket