noun

• (uncountable, countable) Any of several coarse ferns, of the genus Pteridium, that form dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock.
• (uncountable) An area of countryside heavily populated by this fern.
• A surname.
• An unincorporated community in Huntington County, Indiana, United States.
• An unincorporated community in Webster County, Missouri, United States, named after Bracken Creek.
• A village in the Rural Municipality of Lone Tree No. 18, Saskatchewan, Canada.