bracken

A noun referring to a large, coarse fern that grows in dense patches, often considered a weed; also a fern of southeastern Asia that is not hardy in cold temperate regions.

• 🇩🇪Adlerfarn, ein großer, grober Farn, der dichte Bestände bildet und oft als Unkraut gilt; in Südostasien auch ein Farn, der Kälte in gemäßigten Regionen nicht verträgt.

1. Large coarse fern B2 formal

   A tall, widespread fern that grows in many regions and is often considered a weed due to its rapid spread.

   • Bracken covers large areas of the hillside in summer.
   • The hikers pushed through a thick patch of bracken.
   • Farmers often struggle to control bracken in their fields.

   🇩🇪Adlerfarn

   Synonyme: brake

2. Southeastern Asian fern C1 formal

   A specific type of fern native to southeastern Asia that is not tolerant of cold climates.

   • This species of bracken thrives in the humid forests of Southeast Asia.
   • Unlike its cosmopolitan relative, this bracken cannot survive frost.
   • Botanists study the limited distribution of this Asian bracken.

   🇩🇪Südostasiatischer Farn

• brackens plural form
• brackens' possessive plural form
• bracken's possessive singular form