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catbrier

[kat-brahy-er]
noun
  1. any prickly vine of the genus Smilax, especially S. rotundifolia, of eastern North America, growing in tangled masses.
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Origin of catbrier

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; cat + brier1
Also called greenbrier, bullbrier, horsebrier.
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British Dictionary definitions for cat brier

cat brier

noun
  1. another name for greenbrier
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