noun
bracken
BRAK-un/ˈbrækən/
A coarse fern that often grows densely on open land.
Dense bracken covers the hillside with tall spreading fern fronds.
Etymology
Bracken was a northern English name for coarse fern, probably of Scandinavian origin. Danish and Swedish have similar fern names, but the exact ancestral form is uncertain.
In context
the bracken was brown and golden underfoot
More examples
- The path disappears beneath the bracken.
- Brown bracken rustles in the autumn wind.
- A deer shelters among the bracken near the woods.
Forms
bracken
Similar words
- fern
- Fern is a broad plant category; bracken is a particular coarse fern.