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bramble

Pronunciation: /ˈbramb(ə)l/

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Definition of bramble

noun

  • a prickly scrambling shrub of the rose family, especially a blackberry.
  • British the fruit of the blackberry.

verb

[no object] (usually as noun brambling) British
  • gather blackberries: why don’t we go brambling some day?

Derivatives

brambly

adjective

Origin:

Old English bræmbel, brǣmel, of Germanic origin; related to broom

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