bramble

[ bram-buhl ]
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noun
  1. any prickly shrub belonging to the genus Rubus, of the rose family.

  2. British. the common blackberry.

  1. any rough, prickly shrub, as the dog rose.

verb (used without object),bram·bled, bram·bling.
  1. British. to look for and gather wild blackberries; pick blackberries from the vine.

Origin of bramble

1
before 1000; Middle English; Old English bræmbel, variant of brǣmel, equivalent to brǣm- (cognate with Dutch braambroom) + -el noun suffix

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British Dictionary definitions for bramble

bramble

/ (ˈbræmbəl) /


noun
  1. any of various prickly herbaceous plants or shrubs of the rosaceous genus Rubus, esp the blackberry: See also stone bramble

  2. Scot

    • a blackberry

    • (as modifier): bramble jelly

  1. any of several similar and related shrubs

verb(intr)
  1. to gather blackberries

Origin of bramble

1
Old English brǣmbel; related to Old Saxon brāmal, Old High German brāmo

Derived forms of bramble

  • brambly, adjective

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