greenbrier

[ green-brahy-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

greenbrier

/ ˈɡriːnˌbraɪə /

any of several prickly climbing plants of the liliaceous genus Smilax, esp S. rotundifolia of the eastern US, which has small green flowers and blackish berries Also calledcat brier

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85; green + brier ¹

In 1757 the Greenbrier Company secured 100,000 acres of land on the western waters.

This was the last outrage committed by the Indians in the Greenbrier settlements.

Greenbrier pinned him sadly but firmly to the wall with a hand the size, shape and color of a McClellan saddle.

The storm was so sudden and tremendous that Greenbrier's first impulse was to lie down and grab a root.

I'm as good a Westerner as you are, Greenbrier; but, somehow, I can't make up my mind to go back out there.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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