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Bracken (Noun)

Fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions.

Nouns denoting plants.

The hillside was overgrown with a dense thicket of bracken that made it difficult to navigate.
The tropical rainforest was teeming with life, including giant species of bracken that towered above the other plants.
After the hurricane, the forest floor was covered in a thick layer of debris, including snapped bracken fronds.
In the humid climate of the greenhouse, the bracken grew rapidly, its delicate fronds unfurling into beautiful, lacy patterns.
The botanist spent hours studying the unique characteristics of the bracken that grew in the misty, high-altitude valleys of the island.

Large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan.

Nouns denoting plants.

The hikers pushed through the dense undergrowth of bracken that carpeted the forest floor.
After a few years of neglect, the garden was overrun with bracken and other weeds.
The hillside was a sea of green as the bracken grew tall and dense in the moist soil.
In some parts of the world, bracken is considered a delicacy and is eaten as a vegetable.
The woodland path was almost impassable due to the thick growth of bracken that had sprung up over the summer.