bramble

• It has strangely unfamiliar blueberry-bramble, red currant and coriander spice aromas, and turns dark and bold in the mouth with grilled meat, boysenberry and tar flavors. —  SFGate: Top News Stories
• It was troublesome climbing, for there was an undergrowth of brier and bramble which tore my clothes, and the sharp crags which jutted in all directions out of the ground cut my feet; nevertheless, I progressed rapidly, outstripping Spira and Mr Popham, and keeping alongside of Basil, who now and then stretched out a helping hand to me and nodded grim approval No one uttered a word, and a sign from Basil made us understand that we were to keep in the shade, lest, perchance, some of the enemy might be straggling in our direction. —  The Grateful Indian And other Stories
• On the hillside surrounding this tableland are no paths at all, but there are quantities of bramble-bushes with sharp prickers on them, which prevent any of the Oz people who live down below from climbing up to see what is on top. —  The Lost Princess of Oz
• The bramble-bushes and cactus plants were very prickly and uncomfortable to the touch, so the Frogman commanded the Yips to go first and break a path, so that when he followed them he would not tear his splendid clothes. —  The Lost Princess of Oz
• We cannot, of course, notice each of these species separately, nor will it be necessary to do so, as the varieties which mark the different kinds of common bramble are such as would not be observed except by an accurate botanist. —  Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 462 Volume 18, New Series, November 6, 1852

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