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Briar
Bri′ar
,Noun.
Same as
Brier
. {
Bri′er
,Bri′ar
}(brī′ẽr)
, Noun.
[OE.
brere
, brer
, AS. brēr
, brær
; 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 Smilax Walteri
; – used for tobacco pipes. See also 2nd brier
. Cat brier
, Green brier
several species of Smilax (
– Smilax rotundifolia
, etc.) Sweet brier
(Rosa rubiginosa
). See
– Sweetbrier
. Yellow brier
, the
Rosa Eglantina
.