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briar
(braɪəʳ)
Word forms: plural briars
countable noun
A briar is a wild rose with long, prickly stems.
briar in British English 1
or brier (ˈbraɪə)
noun
1. Also called: tree heath
an ericaceous shrub, Erica arborea, of S Europe, having a hard woody root (briarroot)
2.
a tobacco pipe made from the root of this plant
Derived forms
briary (ˈbriary) or briery (ˈbriery) adjective
Word origin
C19: from French bruyère heath, from Late Latin brūcus, of Gaulish originbriar in British English 2
(ˈbraɪə)
noun
a variant spelling of brier1
briar in American English 1
(ˈbraɪər)
noun
brier1
Derived forms
briary (ˈbriary) adjective
briar in American English 2
(ˈbraɪər)
noun
1.
a tobacco pipe made from the root of brier2 (sense 1)
2. occas. sp. of
brier2 (sense 1) brier2 (sense 2)
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