Briar (Noun)
Meaning 1
Evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
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Meaning 2
A pipe made from the root (briarroot) of the tree heath.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 3
A very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries.
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Nouns denoting plants.
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Meaning 4
Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The briar rose that grew in the garden had beautiful pink flowers that bloomed in the early summer.
- She took a walk through the forest and saw a patch of briar with bright flowers catching the sunlight filtering through the trees.
- The park was overrun with invasive briar, its thorny stems making it difficult to traverse certain areas.
- The old wooden walking stick with a handle made from briar wood had been passed down through generations of hikers.
- In the village, an elderly woman would often collect wild briar hips to make jelly and tea during the winter months.