HyperDic: bracken

English > 2 senses of the word bracken:
NOUNplantbracken, Pteridium esculentumfern of southeastern Asia
plantbracken, pasture brake, brake, Pteridium aquilinumlarge coarse fern often several feet high
bracken > pronunciation
Soundsbrae'kahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > bracken: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaningfern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions.
SynonymPteridium esculentum
Member ofPteridium, genus PteridiumA genus of ferns belonging to the family Dennstaedtiaceae
BroaderfernAny of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward
Spanishhelecho
English > bracken: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaninglarge coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan.
Synonymspasture brake, brake, Pteridium aquilinum
Member ofPteridium, genus PteridiumA genus of ferns belonging to the family Dennstaedtiaceae
BroaderfernAny of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward
Spanishpteridium

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