/ ˈbrækən; NAmE / noun
[ U ] a wild plant with large leaves that grows thickly on hills and in woods and turns brown in the autumn / fall
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : of Scandinavian origin; related to Danish bregne , Swedish bräken .
/ ˈbrækən; NAmE / noun
[ U ] a wild plant with large leaves that grows thickly on hills and in woods and turns brown in the autumn / fall
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : of Scandinavian origin; related to Danish bregne , Swedish bräken .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005