Look up: bracken

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   Bracken
   Bracken (Pteris aquilina) or common brake or fern is a common British and almost world-wide fern found growing on heathland. Its stem is a wide-spreading underground structure, covered with fine brown hairs and giving off roots in all directions; this stem sends up each year a single leaf or frond which may vary in height from 15 cm to 4 meters according to the growing conditions. The spore cases occur in lines along the margin of the pinnae, thus distinguishing the bracken from other British fe...
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   bracken
   [n] - fern of southeastern Asia 2. [n] - large coarse fern often several feet high
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   Bracken
   Brack'en noun [ Middle English braken , Anglo-Saxon bracce . See 2d Brake , noun ] A brake or fern. Sir W. Scott.
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   bracken
   brake 1 Pteridium aquilinum noun large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan
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   bracken
   noun fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions
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   Bracken
   [[image:Tylerfinvold023_bracken_ferns.jpg|thumb|right|200px|]] `Brackens` (`Pteridium`) are a genus of about ten species of large, coarse ferns, in the family Dennstaedtiaceae. The genus has probably the widest distribution of any fern genus in the world, being found on all continents except Antarctica and in all environments except for hot and cold deserts. Therefore it is considered to have a cosmopolitan distribution. In the past, the genus...
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   Bracken
   • (n.) A brake or fern.
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   bracken
   genus of ferns (Pteridium), the sole species (P. aquilinum) of which is widely distributed throughout the world in temperate and tropical regions. ... [5 related articles]
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   Bracken
   Bracken is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `Bracca`s Town` Brac,Brack,Bracken,Branxton,Braxtin,Braxton The name Bracken doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Bracken seems to be unique!
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    bracken
    bracken or brake,common name for a tall fern (Pteridium aquilinum) with large triangular fronds, widespread throughout the world, often as a weed. It is considered poisonous to livestock when eaten in quantity, but the rootstocks and the young shoots, cooked, are used for food. Bracken is also a sou...
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