definitions

catbrier

[ kat-brahy-er ]
/ ˈkætˌbraɪ ər /

noun

any prickly vine of the genus Smilax, especially S. rotundifolia, of eastern North America, growing in tangled masses.

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Nearby words

catawba, cataño, catbird, catbird seat, catboat, catbrier, catcall, catch, catch a tartar, catch as catch can, catch at

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

another name for greenbrier
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