What is another word for bracken?

Pronunciation: [bɹˈakən] (IPA)

Bracken is a term used to describe a group of large, coarse ferns that grow abundantly in damp, shady areas. Some synonyms for bracken include brushwood, undergrowth, scrub, and foliage. Other words that may be used to describe bracken include thicket, bramble, bush, and shrubbery. Bracken is a nature-lover's delight and is often used to create beautiful hiking trails. It is also used in the production of baskets, furniture, and other useful items. Despite its usefulness, bracken may pose a danger to livestock if ingested in large quantities and as such, should be treated with caution.

Synonyms for Bracken:

What are the hypernyms for Bracken?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Bracken?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for bracken (as nouns)

What are the holonyms for Bracken?

Holonyms are words that denote a whole whose part is denoted by another word.

Usage examples for Bracken

There are plenty of trees of a fair size, and the sides of the valley are covered with bracken and furze, from which peep out great grey rocks.
"Cornwall"
G. E. Mitton
The old bracken still lay in patches of ruddy brown, primroses were just beginning shyly, and the short grass of the open places had not put on its summer hues yet.
"Cornwall"
G. E. Mitton
She listened in vain for any human sound, even for the far-off sweep of the scythe in the bracken, or the call of the laborer to his horses.
"The New Tenant"
E. Phillips Oppenheim

Famous quotes with Bracken

  • Pale purple as the bloom on a ripe plum, veined with the gold of late flowering gorse, set with small slender birches, just turning yellow, with red-berried rowans and thicket of bracken, the heath lay steeped in sunshine.
    Flora Thompson

Related words: bracken fern, bracken tree, bracken classification, bracken leptochila

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