catbrier

[kat-brahy-er]

noun

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

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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