[brack.en] n [ME braken, prob. of Scand origin; akin to OSw braekne fern] (14c) 1: a large coarse fern; esp: a nearly cosmopolitan brake (Pteridium aquilinum) found in most tropical and temperate regions
2: a growth of brakes
[brack.en] n [ME braken, prob. of Scand origin; akin to OSw braekne fern] (14c) 1: a large coarse fern; esp: a nearly cosmopolitan brake (Pteridium aquilinum) found in most tropical and temperate regions
2: a growth of brakes
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012