bramble

[ bram-buhl ]

noun

1. any prickly shrub belonging to the genus Rubus, of the rose family.
2. British. the common blackberry.
3. any rough, prickly shrub, as the dog rose.

verb (used without object)

brambled, brambling.

1. British. to look for and gather wild blackberries; pick blackberries from the vine.

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. 1. a blackberry
   2. ( as modifier )

      bramble jelly

3. any of several similar and related shrubs

verb

1. to gather blackberries

Derived Forms

• ˈbrambly, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bramble¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bramble¹

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

Example Sentences

Rachel, from Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, made a burial shroud for a friend from locally-sourced wool, willow, bramble and ivy, as part of her work as an artist.

From BBC

He wears goggles to protect them from brambles and thistles.

From BBC

We passed by apple, nectarine and pear trees, then blackberry brambles as large as a football field.

From Los Angeles Times

Speaking near the area she was found, now overgrown with brambles, nettles and horse chestnut trees, detective Franc Dannerolle says the teenager’s body was “disposed of like garbage”.

From BBC

The woodland environment - dense thicket and brambles - made it "impenetrable" to zoo volunteers.

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