brier, n.
(briers)
freq. cnt. 2
(briers)
freq. cnt. 2
tangled mass of prickly plants
<noun.plant> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
brier brier patch brierpatch
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evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes
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Erica arborea briar brier tree heath
a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries
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Smilax rotundifolia briar brier bullbrier catbrier greenbrier horse brier horse-brier
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derivationally related form
Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
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Rosa eglanteria briar brier eglantine sweetbriar sweetbrier
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a thorny stem or twig
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brier
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