Bram″ble (brăm″b'l), n. [OE. brembil, AS. brēmel, brēmbel, brǣmbel (akin to OHG. brāmal), fr. the same root as E. broom, As. brōm. See Broom.] 1. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Rubus, including the raspberry and blackberry. Hence: Any rough, prickly shrub.
The thorny brambles, and embracing bushes.
Shak.
2. (Zoöl.) The brambling or bramble finch.