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bracken::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pteridium esculentum |
| Type of | fern |
bracken::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | brake, pasture brake, pteridium aquilinum |
| Type of | fern |
Examples of bracken
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His concentration is focused on the rabbits that lurk in the waist-high bracken.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It wasn't as I crossed the mossy riverbank, or the bracken-carpeted forest floor.
From the guardian.co.uk
The area of bracken decreased and acid grassland increased between 1998 and 2007.
From the sciencedaily.com
Bracken was established in November 2007 as a traditional securitisation vehicle.
From the hemscott.com
The loss of manpower to cut bracken manually does not preclude the use of mowing.
From the guardian.co.uk
Evolutionarily, bracken may be considered to be one of the most successful ferns.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Dead bracken provides a warm microclimate for development of the immature stages.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The larva of the sawfly Strongylogaster multifasciata feeds on a bracken leaf.
From the sciencedaily.com
Very suitable for poor steep ground where nothing else will touch the bracken.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions
- Large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan
- Brackens (Pteridium) are a genus comprising several species of large, coarse ferns. Ferns (Pteridophyta) are vascular plants that have alternating generations, large plants that produce spores and small plants that produce sex cells (eggs and sperm). ...
- Bracken is an experimental post-rock band from Leeds, England, started as a solo project by Hood co-founder and lead singer Chris Adams.
- Any of several coarse ferns, of genus Pteridium, that forms dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock; An area of countryside heavily infested with this fern
- Library. This is the Queen's Health Sciences library. Located on the lower two floors of Botterell Hall, it contains more than 100,000 volumes, subscribes to more than 1,400 academic journals, and provides access to a large array of electronic information resources. ...
- Pteridium esculentum, a prolific native fern and a source of sustenance to some Aboriginal people . The Cadigal chewed the roots, or beat out a sticky, nutritious starch from the rhizomes (swollen roots) of this fern.
- The tough, eagle-winged fern of near global distribution (Pteridium aquilinum). Common in the North County.
- The rhizomes (roots) are said to be five times more poisonous than the fronds, something to be remembered if ploughing and re-seeding pasture. The most common period for poisoning is between August and October, when the fronds are turning brown. ...
