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See Also:

• a variation of brier.

briar

¹ American  

[brahy-er] / ˈbraɪ ər /

noun

1. brier.

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briar ² American  

[brahy-er] / ˈbraɪ ər /

noun

1. brier.

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briar ¹ British  

/ 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

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briar ² British  

/ ˈbraɪə /

noun

1. a variant spelling of brier 1

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• briary
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of briar

C19: from French bruyère heath, from Late Latin brūcus , of Gaulish origin