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Definition of Brier
1. Noun. Tangled mass of prickly plants.
2. Noun. A thorny stem or twig.
3. Noun. Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips.
Exact synonyms: Briar, Eglantine, Rosa Eglanteria, Sweetbriar, Sweetbrier
Generic synonyms: Rose, Rosebush
Generic synonyms: Rose, Rosebush
4. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: Briar, Bullbrier, Catbrier, Greenbrier, Horse Brier, Horse-brier, Smilax Rotundifolia
Group relationships: Genus Smilax, Smilax
Generic synonyms: Vine
Derivative terms: Briary
Group relationships: Genus Smilax, Smilax
Generic synonyms: Vine
Derivative terms: Briary
5. Noun. Evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes.
Exact synonyms: Briar, Erica Arborea, Tree Heath
Generic synonyms: Erica, True Heath
Terms within: Briarroot
Generic synonyms: Erica, True Heath
Terms within: Briarroot
Definition of Brier
1. n. A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles; especially, species of Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax.
Definition of Brier
1. Noun. A thorny Mediterranean shrub. ¹
2. Noun. A pipe made from the roots of that shrub. ¹
3. Noun. (figuratively) Any unpleasantry in general. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Brier
1. a thorny shrub [n -S] : BRIERY [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brier
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