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sweetbrier

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sweet⋅bri⋅er

[sweet-brahy-er]
–noun
a rose, Rosa eglanteria, of Europe and central Asia, having a tall stem, stout, hooked prickles often mixed with bristles, and single, pink flowers.
Also, sweetbriar.


Origin:
1530–40; sweet + brier 1
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sweet·bri·er also sweet·bri·ar   (swēt'brī'ər)   
n.  A Eurasian rose (Rosa eglanteria) having prickly stems, fragrant leaves, bright pink flowers, and scarlet hips. Also called eglantine.
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