briar
1[ brahy-er ]
/ ˈbraɪ ər /
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noun
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OTHER WORDS FROM briar
bri·ar·y, adjectiveWords nearby briar
Brezhnev Doctrine, Brezhnev, Leonid, Brian, Brian Boru, Briand, briar, Briard, Briareus, briarroot, bribe, bribery
Definition for briar (2 of 2)
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briar1
brier
/ (ˈbraɪə) /
noun
Also called: tree heath an ericaceous shrub, Erica arborea, of S Europe, having a hard woody root (briarroot)
a tobacco pipe made from the root of this plant
Derived forms of briar
briary or briery, adjectiveWord Origin for briar
C19: from French bruyère heath, from Late Latin brūcus, of Gaulish origin
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