briers

/B R IH1 R Z/
noun
  1. 1

    Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera.

  2. 2

    Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings.

noun
  1. 1

    The white heath, Erica arborea, a thorny Mediterranean shrub.

  2. 2

    A pipe for smoking, made from the roots of that shrub.

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