n.
Pronunciation: ' bram-b ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English brembel, from Old English br ē mel; akin to Old English br ō 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
– bram · bly \ -b( ə -)l ē \ adjective