BRIER
brier
Noun
- Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera.
- , a thorny Mediterranean shrub.
- A pipe for smoking, made from the roots of that shrub.
- Any unpleasantry in general.
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