Catbrier (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- As we hiked through the woods, we had to push aside thick masses of catbrier that blocked our path.
- The garden was overgrown with weeds and vines, including a stubborn patch of catbrier that refused to die.
- Catbrier grew up the trees, its thorny stems curling around the trunks like skeletal fingers.
- After the hurricane, the power lines were tangled with catbrier and other debris, making repairs a challenge.
- The farmer wore thick gloves to protect his hands from the sharp thorns of the catbrier as he cleared it from his fence line.