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.
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The thorny brambles, and embracing bushes. --Shak.
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2. (Zool.) The brambling or bramble finch.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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43 Moby Thesaurus words for "bramble":
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
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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