Horse Brier (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
- The horse brier was so overgrown that it had completely engulfed the old fence.
- Hikers had to navigate through thick tangles of horse brier to reach the scenic overlook.
- The park ranger warned children to stay away from the horse brier, which was covered in sharp thorns.
- In the woods, the horse brier was one of the first signs of spring, with its shiny new leaves unfurling in late March.
- After the berries had fallen, the horse brier stems stood out starkly against the winter landscape, their shiny black remnants a testament to the vine's tenacity.