stone bramble

9.5

A low spreading bush with red berries like a raspberry and prickly stems

noun

: mora de piedra

The prickly stems of the stone bramble make it difficult to harvest its red berries.

Examples

The stone bramble is found in woodland clearings throughout Europe.
The stone bramble grows wild along the old stone walls.
She picked a handful of ripe stone bramble fruit along the forest path.
I found some ripe stone bramble berries in the garden.
She picked a handful of ripe stone bramble fruit along the forest path.
The stone bramble is found in woodland clearings throughout Europe.
The prickly stems of the stone bramble make it difficult to harvest its red berries.

Synonyms

Rubus saxatilis

vsstone bramble

Specialized

9.9

A small European wild plant that grows along the ground and makes small red berries

is the common name used instead of the scientific term

Surface Forms

stone bramble singular

stone brambles plural

Morphology

stone + bramble

This is a straightforward noun–noun compound: 'stone' modifies 'bramble' to denote a subtype of bramble. A B1 learner who knows 'stone' and 'bramble' would reasonably infer it is a kind of bramble (a shrub) characterized by something to do with 'stone' (e.g., the fruit or habitat); the botanical specifics are specialized but the basic subtype meaning is directly derivable from the constituents.

Etymology

Stone bramble is named for how it looks and where it grows. The word stone shows it often grows among rocks, and bramble means a prickly bush with small, raspberry-like fruits, so the name helps you remember it is a low, prickly plant with 'red, edible berries'.