bracken

brack·en

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [brak-uh n]
- /ˈbræk ən/
- /ˈbræk.ən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [brak-uh n]
- /ˈbræk ən/

Definitions of bracken word

uncountable noun bracken Bracken is a large plant with leaves that are divided into many thin sections. It grows on hills and in woods. 3
noun bracken any of various large coarse ferns, esp Pteridium aquilinum, having large fronds with spore cases along the undersides and extensive underground stems 3
noun bracken a clump of any of these ferns 3
noun bracken any of a genus (Pteridium, family Polypodiaceae) of large, coarse, weedy ferns, occurring in meadows, woods, and esp. wastelands: very closely related to the brake ferns 3
noun bracken a growth of such ferns 3
noun bracken a large fern or brake, especially Pteridium aquilinum. 1

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Origin of bracken

First appearance:

before 1275

One of the 13% oldest English words

1275-1325; Middle English braken < Scandinavian; compare Swedish bräken fern, Norwegian brake juniper

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Parts of speech for Bracken

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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bracken popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for bracken

noun bracken

thicket — a thick or dense growth of shrubs, bushes, or small trees; a thick coppice.
scrub — to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
shrubbery — a planting of shrubs: He hit the croquet ball into the shrubbery.
undergrowth — low-lying vegetation or small trees growing beneath larger trees; underbrush.
grove — Sir George, 1820–1900, English musicologist.

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