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bramble
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bram·ble  (brmbl)
n.
1. A prickly shrub of the genus Rubus, including the blackberry and the raspberry.
2. A prickly shrub or bush.

[Middle English brembel, from Old English bræmbel.]

brambly adj.

bramble [ˈbræmbəl]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various prickly herbaceous plants or shrubs of the rosaceous genus Rubus, esp the blackberry See also stone bramble
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Scot
a.  a blackberry
b.  (as modifier) bramble jelly
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several similar and related shrubs
vb (intr)
to gather blackberries
[Old English brǣmbel; related to Old Saxon brāmal, Old High German brāmo]
brambly  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bramblebramble - any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines
bramble bush - any prickly shrub of the genus Rubus bearing edible aggregate fruits
ligneous plant, woody plant - a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems
Translations
bramble [ˈbræmbl] Nzarza f
bramble [ˈbræmbəl] n
(= plant) → ronce f
(= fruit) → mûre f
bramble
n
(= thorny shoot)dorniger Zweig, Dornenzweig m
(= blackberry)Brombeere f; (= bush also)Brombeerstrauch m; bramble jamBrombeermarmelade f
bramble [ˈbræmbl] nrovo; (fruit) → mora
bramble [ˈbræmbl] nrovo; (fruit) → mora


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