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# bracken

noun (bracken — uncountable)

«bracken» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A large, tough fern that grows thickly on hills, moors and in woods, green in summer and brown in autumn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bracken/#m1)

### In the lessons

In nature and geography lessons in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, bracken covers hillsides and moors; walkers push through it, and it can hide ticks that may carry illness. In stories bracken is where animals hide and children make dens. Phrases: a patch of bracken, hide in the bracken.

### Examples

- The deer hid in the bracken. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bracken/#x1)
- The hillside was covered in brown bracken. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bracken/#x2)
- We made a den out of bracken and sticks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bracken/#x3)
- Check your legs for ticks after walking through bracken. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bracken/#x4)
- In autumn, the bracken turns golden brown. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bracken/#x5)
- The path was hard to find under all the bracken. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bracken/#x6)
- He sat still in the bracken, and hoped that the other rabbits wouldn't notice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bracken/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: "some bracken", "bracken is". Not good to eat: bracken is poisonous to people and animals. Safety: ticks like bracken, so wear long trousers.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bracken» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bracken/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bracken» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bracken.html) on Mova free.