bramble Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines

WordNet

Bram"ble noun
Etymology
OE. brembil, AS.brmbel, brmbel (akin to OHG. bramal), fr. the same root as E. broom, As. brm. See Broom.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Rubus, including the raspberry and blackberry. Hence: Any rough, prickly shrub.
    The thorny brambles, and embracing bushes. Shak.
  2. (Zoöl.) The brambling or bramble finch.

Webster 1913