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Definitions for: Brier
[n] evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes
[n] 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
[n] Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
[n] tangled mass of prickly plants
[n] a thorny stem or twig
Webster (1913) Definition: Bri"er, Briar Bri"ar, n. [OE. brere, brer, AS.
br[=e]r, br[ae]r; cf. Ir. briar prickle, thorn, brier, pin,
Gael. preas bush, brier, W. prys, prysg.]
1. A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles;
especially, species of Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax.
2. Fig.: Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings.
The thorns and briers of reproof. --Cowper.
Brier root, the root of the southern Smilax laurifolia
and S. Walteri; -- used for tobacco pipes.
Cat brier, Green brier, several species of Smilax ({S.
rotundifolia}, etc.)
Sweet brier (Rosa rubiginosa). See Sweetbrier.
Yellow brier, the Rosa Eglantina.
Synonyms: briar, brier patch, brierpatch, bullbrier, catbrier, eglantine, Erica arborea, greenbrier, horsebrier, Rosa eglanteria, Smilax rotundifolia, sweetbriar, sweetbrier, tree heath
See Also: branchlet, briarroot, erica, flora, genus Smilax, rose, Smilax, sprig, true heath, twig, vegetation, vine
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