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catbrier

[kat-brahy-er]

noun

any prickly vine of the genus Smilax, especially S. rotundifolia, of eastern North America, growing in tangled masses.

Also called greenbrier, bullbrier, horsebrier.

Origin:
1830–40, Americanism; cat¹ + brier¹

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catbrier
noun
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 [syn: bullbrier]

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