bracken
See also: Bracken
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English braken, probably of Scandinavian/North Germanic origin, from Old Norse *brakni (“undergrowth”), related to Proto-Germanic *brekaną and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”).[1] Cognates include Danish bregne and Swedish bräken (“fern”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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.
Translations edit
any of several coarse ferns
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References edit
- ^ “bracken”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.