HyperDic: greenbrier

English > 1 sense of the word greenbrier:
NOUNplantgreenbrier, bullbrier, catbrier, horse brier, horse-brier, brier, briar, Smilax rotundifoliaa very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough / tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries
English > greenbrier: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough / tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries.
Synonymsbullbrier, catbrier, horse brier, horse-brier, brier, briar, Smilax rotundifolia
Member ofSmilax, genus Smilaxsometimes placed in Smilacaceae
BroadervineA plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
Spanishbullbrier, catbrier
Catalanbullbrier, catbrier

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