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bri⋅ar⋅root

  [brahy-er-root, -root]
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–noun
brierroot.

bri⋅er⋅root

  [brahy-er-root, -root]
–noun
1. the root wood of the brier.
2. certain other woods from which tobacco pipes are made.
3. a pipe made of brierroot.
Also, briarroot.

Origin:
1865–70; brier 2 + root 1
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bri·ar·root   (brī'ər-rōōt', -rŏŏt')   
n.  The woody root of the briar.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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