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 1. fern of southeastern Asia;
 not hardy in cold temperate regions
 • Syn:
 Pteridium esculentum
 • Hypernyms:
 fern
 • Member Holonyms:
 Pteridium, genus Pteridium
 2. large coarse fern often several feet high;
 essentially weed ferns;
 cosmopolitan
 • Syn:
 pasture brake, brake, Pteridium aquilinum
 • Derivationally related forms:
 braky (for: brake)
 • Hypernyms:
 fern
 • Member Holonyms:
 Pteridium, genus Pteridium
 
 
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