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Definition of bramble
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
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Gardeners need to prune, fertilize and irrigate blackberries for best results. Pruning technique varies, depending on the type of bramble.
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Last summer saw the falling of the brambles before the axes of men, saw the reclamation of the old house by industrious women.
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Farmers, who had been living in tents, used herbicides and pesticides on the plants and had surrounded the pot field with piles of twigs and brambles to conceal the area.
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The project to transform a stretch of Boise Greenbelt into a pocket park began with a walk through the brambles.
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Brambles and bushes carpeted old orchard lands on sides of the trail.
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The rest of it is berries left in the bramble after a visit from midday starlings.
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Homesteads fan out into the hilly bramble, connected by rugged paths.
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Origin and Etymology of bramble
Middle English brembel, from Old English brēmel; akin to Old English brōm broom
BRAMBLE Defined for English Language Learners
bramble
playDefinition of bramble for English Language Learners
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: a rough bush or vine that usually has sharp thorns on its branches
BRAMBLE Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of bramble for Students
: a rough prickly bush or vine —usually used in pl. blackberry brambles
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