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brier2

Syllabification: (bri·er)
Pronunciation: /ˈbrī(ə)r/

(also briar)
Definition of brier

noun

  • 1 (also brier pipe) a tobacco pipe made from nodules borne at ground level by a large woody plant of the heath family.
  • 2the white-flowered shrub of the heath family that bears these nodules, native chiefly to France and Corsica.
    • Erica arborea, family Ericaceae

Origin:

mid 19th century: from French bruyère 'heath, heather', from medieval Latin brucus

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