HyperDic: horse-brier

English > 1 sense of the word horse-brier:
NOUNplanthorse-brier, bullbrier, greenbrier, catbrier, 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 > horse-brier: 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, greenbrier, catbrier, 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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