sweetbrier

American  

[sweet-brahy-er] / ˈswitˌbraɪ ər /

Or sweetbriar

noun

1. a rose, Rosa eglanteria, of Europe and central Asia, having a tall stem, stout, hooked prickles often mixed with bristles, and single, pink flowers.

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sweetbrier British  

/ ˈswiːtˌbraɪə /

noun

1. Also called: eglantine.  a Eurasian rose, Rosa rubiginosa, having a tall bristly stem, fragrant leaves, and single pink flowers

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Etymology

Origin of sweetbrier

First recorded in 1530–40; sweet + brier ¹

Example Sentences

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sweetbrier

We find the little turtle behind tangles of sweetbrier in the yard.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

And every morning, Hassan placed a flower on the little mound by the sweetbrier bushes.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

With feet shod with silence, let us creep near a dense tangle of sweetbrier and woodbine late some summer evening and listen to the sounds of the night-folk.

From The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year by Beebe, William

Lowly was the forest cottage, but the sweetbrier wreathed it well; 'Mid its violets and roses, bees and robins loved to dwell.

From Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various

"Wait until you see what yonder sweetbrier rose will do for me."

From Eye Spy Afield with Nature Among Flowers and Animate Things by Gibson, W. Hamilton (William Hamilton)