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fernbrake

American  
[furn-breyk] / ˈfɜrnˌbreɪk /

noun

  1. a thicket or dense growth of ferns.

Etymology

Origin of fernbrake

First recorded in 1605–15; fern + brake 2

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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