bracken

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   Any of several coarse ferns, of the genus Pteridium, that form dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock.
2. 2
   An area of countryside heavily populated by this fern.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname.
2. 2
   An unincorporated community in Huntington County, Indiana, United States.
3. 3
   An unincorporated community in Webster County, Missouri, United States, named after Bracken Creek.
4. 4
   A village in the Rural Municipality of Lone Tree No. 18, Saskatchewan, Canada.