Definition of bracken
1 : a large coarse fern; especially : a nearly cosmopolitan brake (Pteridium aquilinum) found in most tropical and temperate regions
2 : a growth of brakes
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Origin and Etymology of bracken
Middle English braken, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Swedish brækne fern
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: a large plant that grows commonly in many places around the world : a large kind of fern
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