fernbrake
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fernbrake
Example Sentences
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The deer, that at twilight had trooped thither also for refreshment, suddenly, "with expanded nostrils, snuffed the air," and bounded off to their coverts, amidst the sheltering fernbrake.
From Rookwood by Ainsworth, William Harrison
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