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

"Give these ribbons to her when you ride home, and tell her the knot sends them to the sweetbrier."

From A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties by Major, Charles

We can well believe that as the sun sets, after an afternoon of such excitement, they flee in terror, selecting for that night’s perch the densest tangle of sweetbrier to be found.

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

It was high enough for me to stand upright under it and the sides were screened by a climbing sweetbrier.

From When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood by Harland, Marion