bramble
[ bram-buh l ]
/ ˈbræm bəl /
noun
any prickly shrub belonging to the genus Rubus, of the rose family.
British.
the common blackberry.
any rough, prickly shrub, as the dog rose.
verb (used without object), bram·bled, bram·bling.
British.
to look for and gather wild blackberries; pick blackberries from the vine.
Origin of bramble
before 1000; Middle English; Old English
bræmbel, variant of
brǣmel, equivalent to
brǣm- (cognate with Dutch
braam
broom) +
-el noun suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for bramble
bramble
/ (ˈbræmbəl) /
noun
any of various prickly herbaceous plants or shrubs of the rosaceous genus Rubus, esp the blackberry
See also stone bramble
Scot
- a blackberry
- (as modifier)bramble jelly
any of several similar and related shrubs
verb (intr)
to gather blackberries
Derived forms of bramble
brambly, adjectiveWord Origin for bramble
Old English
brǣmbel; related to Old Saxon
brāmal, Old High German
brāmo