Term: bracken: fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions
Broader: fern: any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores | Unrelated: limelight: a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting
Broader: fern: any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores | Unrelated: reducing agent: a substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized; used in photography to lessen the density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the loose silver
Broader: fern: any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores | Unrelated: boast: speaking of yourself in superlatives
Broader: fern: any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores | Unrelated: photocoagulation: surgical procedure that uses an intense laser beam to destroy diseased retinal tissue or to make a scar that will hold the retina in cases of detached retina
Broader: fern: any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores | Unrelated: sash: a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
Broader: fern: any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores | Unrelated: turdidae: thrushes; in some classifications considered a subfamily (Turdinae) of the family Muscicapidae
Broader: fern: any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores | Unrelated: strange particle: an elementary particle with non-zero strangeness
Broader: fern: any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores | Unrelated: red-spotted purple: similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces
Broader: fern: any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores | Unrelated: limpet: any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas
Broader: fern: any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores | Unrelated: working girl: a young woman who is employed