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brier or briar, name sometimes given any thorny plant, more specifically the sweetbrier sweetbrier, sweetbriar, or eglantine (ĕg`ləntīn, –tēn) [O. Fr. ..... Click the link for more information. , and the greenbrier. French brier, or brierroot, is a name for the root of the European white heath heath, in botany, common name for some members of the Ericaceae, a family of chiefly evergreen shrubs with berry or capsule fruits. Plants of the heath family form the characteristic vegetation of many regions with acid soils, particularly the moors, swamps, and ..... Click the link for more information. so widely used in the manufacture of smoking pipes. 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. brier, briar any of various thorny shrubs or other plants, such as the sweetbrier and greenbrier 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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I imagine that process will go something like this: The Republicans will fiercely resist any talk about it, while the 'pragmatic' Democrats, ever on the lookout for an opportunity to look tough, will drag them kicking and screaming into dat dere brier patch. |
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