Bramble

/bɹˈæmbə‍l/

/ˈbɹæmbəɫ/

[noun]

Bramble

[NOUN]

a thorny shrub of the rose family on which blackberries grow

Examples

1. The bramble bushes along the hiking trail were filled with ripe dewberries.

2. I love picking fresh blackberries from the bramble near my house.

3. John's parents urged him to marry a wealthy woman with a large dowry, but he knew that a great dowry is a bed full of brambles, and he wanted to marry for love, not money.

4. Brambles are a pain in the butt.

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