n.
Variant: also bri · er
Pronunciation: ' br ī (- ə )r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English brere, from Old English br ē r
Date: 15th century
: a plant (as a rose, blackberry, or greenbrier) having a usually woody and thorny or prickly stem also : a mass or twig of these
– bri · ary \ ' br ī (- ə )r- ē \ adjective