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briar: see brier brier or briar, name sometimes given any thorny plant, more specifically the sweetbrier , and the greenbrier. French brier, or brierroot, is a name for the root of the European white heath so widely used in the manufacture of smoking pipes. ..... Click the link for more information. . brieralso spelled briarterm generally applied to any plant with a woody and thorny or prickly stem, such as those of the genera Rosa, Rubus, Smilax, and Erica. White, or tree, heath (E. arborea) is found in southern France and the Mediterranean region. Its roots and knotted stems are used for making briarwood tobacco pipes. Its leaves are needlelike and its flowers almost white. briar, brier 1. an ericaceous shrub, Erica arborea, of S Europe, having a hard woody root (briarroot) 2. a tobacco pipe made from the root of this plant How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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