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briery

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bri⋅er

1  [brahy-er]
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–noun
1. a prickly plant or shrub, esp. the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
2. a tangled mass of prickly plants.
3. a thorny stem or twig.
Also, briar.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME brer, OE brǣr, brēr; akin to bramble

Related forms:
bri⋅er⋅y, adjective
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bri·er 1 also bri·ar   (brī'ər)   
n.  Any of several prickly plants, such as certain rosebushes or the greenbrier.

[Middle English brer, from Old English brēr.]
bri'er·y adj.
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