Bracken

English

Etymology

From Middle English braken, probably of Scandinavian origin. Cognates include Danish bregne and Swedish bräken (“fern”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ækən

Noun

Bracken (plural Brackens)

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

Thesaurus

algae, autophyte, bean, brown algae, climber, conferva, confervoid, creeper, diatom, fern, fruits and vegetables, fucus, fungus, grapevine, green algae, gulfweed, herb, heterophyte, ivy, kelp, legume, lentil, liana, lichen, liverwort, mold, moss, mushroom, parasite, parasitic plant, pea, perthophyte, phytoplankton, planktonic algae, plant families, puffball, pulse, red algae, rockweed, rust, saprophyte, sargasso, sargassum, sea lentil, sea moss, sea wrack, seaweed, smut, succulent, toadstool, vetch, vine, wort, wrack