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cat brier

British  

noun

  1. another name for greenbrier

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As he seems to delight in keeping pursuers off by a natural fence of barbed wire, the cat brier, wild blackberry, raspberry, and rose bushes are among his favourite plants.

From Birds Every Child Should Know by Blanchan, Neltje

Like the yellow-breasted chat, the catbird likes to hide its nest in a tangle of cat brier along the roadside undergrowth and in bushy, woodland thickets.

From Birds Every Child Should Know by Blanchan, Neltje