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 br{aelig}mbel (earlier br{aelig}mel): see BROOM