HyperDic: brier-wood

English > 1 sense of the word brier-wood:
NOUNplantbrier-wood, briarwood, brierwoodwood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea
English > brier-wood: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningwood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes.
Synonymsbriarwood, brierwood
BroaderwoodThe hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
Substance ofbriarrootHard woody root of the briar Erica arborea

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