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

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

He went away wearing in his buttonhole a sprig of sweetbrier, which he declared again reminded him so of home.

From The Story of Old Fort Loudon by Murfree, Mary Noailles

A bureau of cherry-tree wood, with two or three stiff wooden chairs, an oaken arm-chair with a broad, splint bottom, stood by the window, with its curtain of sweetbrier and morning-glory vines.

From Silent Struggles by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)

I am going to the cottage, with its windows small and low, Where the sweetbrier twines its roses and the Guelder rose its snow.

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