Main Entry:

bram·ble

Pronunciation:

\ˈbram-bəl\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English brembel, from Old English brēmel; akin to Old English brōm 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 bramble2: a rough prickly shrub or vine

— bram·bly \-b(ə-)lē\ adjective