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Smilax laurifolia
(gcide) | Brier \Bri"er\, Briar \Bri"ar\ (br[imac]"[~e]r), n. [OE. brere,
brer, AS. br[=e]r, br[ae]r; cf. Ir. briar prickle, thorn,
brier, pin, Gael. preas bush, brier, W. prys, prysg.]
1. A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles;
especially, species of Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax.
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2. Fig.: Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings.
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The thorns and briers of reproof. --Cowper.
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Brier root, the root of the southern Smilax laurifolia
and Smilax Walteri; -- used for tobacco pipes. See also
2nd brier.
Cat brier, Green brier, several species of Smilax
(Smilax rotundifolia, etc.)
Sweet brier (Rosa rubiginosa). See Sweetbrier.
Yellow brier, the Rosa Eglantina.
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Smilax laurifolia
(gcide) | Brier \Bri"er\, n.
1. the white heath Erica arborea. --RHUD.
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2. a smoking pipe made of the root of the brier[1].
Note: Brierroot seems to have been used formerly as a term
meaning root of the Smilax laurifolia and is now
defined as root of the Erica arborea. Not clear when
this changed. -- PJC.
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