'Bracken' definitions:
Definition of 'bracken'
(from WordNet)
noun
Fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions [syn: bracken, Pteridium esculentum]
noun
Large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan [syn: bracken, pasture brake, brake, Pteridium aquilinum]
Definition of 'Bracken'
From: GCIDE
- Bracken \Brack"en\, n. [OE. braken, AS. bracce. See 2d Brake, n.] A brake or fern. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'bracken'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- algae,
- autophyte,
- bean,
- brown algae,
- climber,
- conferva,
- confervoid,
- creeper,
- diatom,
- fern,
- fruits and vegetables,
- fucus,
- fungus,
- grapevine,
- green algae,
- gulfweed,
- herb,
- heterophyte,
- ivy,
- kelp,
- legume,
- lentil,
- liana,
- lichen,
- liverwort,
- mold,
- moss,
- mushroom,
- parasite,
- parasitic plant,
- pea,
- perthophyte,
- phytoplankton,
- planktonic algae,
- plant families,
- puffball,
- pulse,
- red algae,
- rockweed,
- rust,
- saprophyte,
- sargasso,
- sargassum,
- sea lentil,
- sea moss,
- sea wrack,
- seaweed,
- smut,
- succulent,
- toadstool,
- vetch,
- vine,
- wort,
- wrack
Bracken -- U.S. County in Kentucky
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Bracken -- U.S. County in Kentucky
Population (2000) :
8279
Housing Units (2000) :
3715
Land area (2000) :
203.218425 sq. miles (526.333281 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
5.674273 sq. miles (14.696299 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
208.892698 sq. miles (541.029580 sq. km)
Located within :
Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
Location :
38.731039 N, 84.080939 W