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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BRAM'BLE, n. The raspberry bush or blackberry bush; a general name of the genus rubus, of which there are several species. They are armed with prickles; hence in common language, any rough, prickly shrub.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English brembel, from Old English br?mel; akin to Old English br?m broom Date: before 12th century 1. any of a genus (Rubus) of usually prickly shrubs of the rose family including the raspberries and blackberries; also the fruit of a bramble 2. a rough prickly shrub or vine • brambly adjective

Britannica Concise

Any plant of the genus Rubus (rose family), consisting of usually prickly shrubs, incl. raspberries and blackberries. Brambles grow wild throughout N. America, as well as in Europe and Asia, and are widely cultivated for their fruits.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 any of various thorny shrubs bearing fleshy red or black berries, esp. the blackberry bush, Rubus fructicosus. 2 the edible berry of these shrubs. 3 any of various other rosaceous shrubs with similar foliage, esp. the dog rose (Rosa canina). Derivatives: brambly adj. Etymology: OE bræmbel (earlier bræmel): see BROOM

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bramble Bram"ble (br[a^]m"b'l), n. [OE. brembil, AS. br[=e]mel, br[=e]mbel, br[=ae]mbel (akin to OHG. br[=a]mal), fr. the same root as E. broom, As. br[=o]m. See Broom.] 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. (Zo["o]l.) The brambling or bramble finch.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Brambling Bram"bling, n. [OE. bramline. See Bramble, n.] (Zo["o]l.) The European mountain finch (Fringilla montifringilla); -- called also bramble finch and bramble.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(brambles) Brambles are wild prickly bushes that produce blackberries. I became caught in the brambles. N-COUNT: usu pl

Easton's Bible Dictionary

(1.) Hebrew _atad_, Judg. 9:14; rendered "thorn," Ps. 58:9. The LXX. and Vulgate render by rhamnus, a thorny shrub common in Palestine, resembling the hawthorn.

(2.) Hebrew _hoah_, Isa. 34:13 (R.V. "thistles"); "thickets" in 1 Sam. 13:6; "thistles" in 2 Kings 14:9, 2 Chr. 25:18, Job 31:40; "thorns" in 2 Chr. 33:11, Cant. 2:2, Hos. 9:6. The word may be regarded as denoting the common thistle, of which there are many species which encumber the corn-fields of Palestine. (See THORNS.)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

bram'-b'-l.

See thORNS.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Brier-bush, brier, prickly shrub, bramble-bush.

Moby Thesaurus

adherent, adhesive, barnacle, brier, brier bush, bristle, bulldog, burr, bush, cactus, catchweed, cement, cleavers, decal, decalcomania, glue, goose grass, gunk, leech, limpet, molasses, mucilage, needle, nettle, paste, pine needle, plaster, prickle, quill, remora, scrub, shrub, shrubbery, spicule, spiculum, spike, spikelet, spine, sticker, syrup, thistle, thorn, yucca