Definitions for Bramble
ˈbræm bəlbram·ble

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bramblenoun

   any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bramblenoun

   Common blackberry.

2. bramblenoun

   Any of several closely related thorny plants in the genus Rubus, including blackberry and raspberry.

3. bramblenoun

   Any thorny shrub.

4. bramblenoun

   A cocktail of gin, lemon juice, and blackberry liqueur.

5. Etymology: brambesi. Cognates include German Brombeere and French framboise.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. BRAMBLEnoun

   rubus, Lat. 1.This plant hath a flower consisting of five leaves, which are placed circularly, and expand in form of a rose; the flower-cup is divided into five parts, containing many stamina, or chives, in the bosom of the flower; in the centre of which rises the pointal, which afterwards becomes the fruit, consisting of many protuberances, and full of juice. The species are;1. The common bramble, or blackberry bush.2. The dewberry bush, or lesser bramble.3. The common greater bramble bush, with white fruit.4. The greater bramble bush, with a beautiful striped leaf.5. The raspberry bush, or hindberry.6. The raspberry bush, with white fruit.7. The raspberry bush, with late red fruit.8. The raspberry bush, without thorns.9. The Virginian raspberry bush, with black fruit. The first and second sorts are very common in hedges, and upon dry banks, in most parts of England, and are rarely cultivated in gardens. The third sort was found by Mr. Jacob Bobart in a hedge, not far from Oxford. The fourth sort is a variety of the common bramble, differing therefrom only in having striped leaves. The raspberry bush is also very common in divers woods, in the northern counties of England; but is cultivated in all curious gardens, for the sake of its fruit. All these plants are easily propagated by suckers, which they send from the roots in great plenty. The best time to take them off, and transplant them, is in October. Philip Miller

   Etymology: bremlas , Sax.

   2. It is taken, in popular language, for any rough prickly shrub.

   The bush my bed, the bramble was my bow’r,
   The woods can witness many a woful store. Edmund Spenser, Past.

   There is a man haunts the forest, that abuses our young plants with carving Rosalind on their barks; hangs odes upon hawthorns, and elegies on brambles; all, forsooth, deifying the name of Rosalind. William Shakespeare, As you like it.

   Content with food, which nature freely bred,
   On wildings and on strawberries they fed:
   Cornels and bramble berries gave the rest,
   And falling acorns furnish’d out a feast. John Dryden, Ovid.

   Thy younglings, Cuddy, are but just awake,
   No thrustles shrill the bramble bush forsake. John Gay, Past.

ChatGPTRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. bramble

   A bramble is a type of rough, usually wild, bush that produces small fruits. This term predominantly refers to the blackberry bush (and sometimes the raspberry bush), which typically have thorny or prickly stems. It can also refer to any rough, tangled prickly shrub.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bramblenoun

   any plant of the genus Rubus, including the raspberry and blackberry. Hence: Any rough, prickly shrub

2. Bramblenoun

   the brambling or bramble finch

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Bramble

   Bramble in the British Isles is any rough, tangled prickly shrub, specifically the blackberry bush, or any hybrid of similar appearance, with thorny stems. It may also refer to the blackberry fruit or products of its fruit. The shrub grows abundantly in all parts of the British Isles, and harvesting the fruits in late summer and autumn is a favourite pastime. It can also become a nuisance in gardens, sending down its strong suckering roots amongst hedges and shrubs. In the United States the term "bramble" also refers to other members of the Rubus genus, which may or may not have prickly stems - notably the raspberry or its hybrids. The word comes from Germanic *bram-bezi, whence also German Brombeere, Dutch Braam and French framboise. Bramble bushes have a distinctive growth form. They send up long, arching canes that do not flower or set fruit until the second year of growth. Brambles usually have trifoliate or palmately-compound leaves. Bramble fruits are aggregate fruits. Each small unit is called a drupelet. In some, such as blackberry, the flower receptacle is elongate and part of the ripe fruit, making the blackberry an aggregate-accessory fruit.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bramble

   bram′bl, n. a wild prickly shrub bearing blackberries, a blackberry bush: any rough prickly shrub.—ns. Bram′ble-berr′y, Bram′ble-bush, a collection of brambles growing together; Bram′ble-finch, Bram′bling, a bird nearly allied to the chaffinch.—adj. Bram′bly. [A.S. brémel; Dut. braam, Ger. brom-beere.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BRAMBLE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bramble is ranked #11111 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Bramble surname appeared 2,855 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Bramble.
   
   75.8% or 2,166 total occurrences were White.
   18% or 515 total occurrences were Black.
   3.1% or 90 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.9% or 56 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 17 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.3% or 11 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Woody Plant

How to pronounce Bramble?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bramble in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bramble in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Bramble in a Sentence

1. Thomas Adams:

   ON ANGER: "It is the base and vile bramble, the fruit of the earth's curse, that tears and rends what is next to it." Thomas Adams

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Bramble
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bramble
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Bramble
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bramble
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Bramble
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Bramble
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html