| bramble | 1. <botany> Any plant of the genus Rubus, including the raspberry and blackberry. Hence: Any rough, prickly shrub. "The thorny brambles, and embracing bushes." (Shak) 2. <zoology> The brambling or bramble finch. Origin: OE. Brembil, AS.brmbel, brmbel (akin to OHG. Bramal), fr. The same root as E. Broom, As. Brm. See Broom. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| bramble bush | <botany> The bramble, or a collection of brambles growing together. "He jumped into a bramble bush And scratched out both his eyes." (Mother Goose) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |