bramble

English

/ˈbɹæmbəl/

noun
Definitions
  • Any of many closely related thorny plants in the genus Rubus including the blackberry and likely not including the raspberry proper.
  • Any thorny shrub.
  • A cocktail of gin, lemon juice, and blackberry liqueur.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English brembel inherited from Old English bræmbel inherited from Proto-Germanic *brēmila-.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*brēmila-

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