Definitions

1. noun

a type of fern with long, thin stems and triangular leaves, especially a type of fern that grows in wet places

“The path through the woods was overgrown with bracken.”

2. noun

the tender shoots of this fern, used as food

“The rabbits fed on the bracken that grew in the forest.”

3. verb

to cover or be covered with bracken

“The hill was brackened by the autumn foliage.”