CATBRIER

Meaning of CATBRIER in English

/kat"bruy'euhr/ , n.

any prickly vine of the genus Smilax, esp. S. rotundifolia, of eastern North America, growing in tangled masses. Also called greenbrier, bullbrier, horsebrier .

[ 1830-40, Amer.; CAT 1 + BRIER 1 ]

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CATBRIER — noun Date: 1839 any of a genus ( Smilax ) of dioecious often prickly climbing plants of the lily family
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CATBRIER — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: cat (I) + brier; from its prickles : any of several plants of the genus Smilax (especially …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CATBRIER — noun Date: 1839 : any of a genus ( Smilax ) of dioecious often prickly climbing plants of the lily …
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CATBRIER — [cat.bri.er] n (1839): any of a genus (Smilax) of dioecious often prickly climbing plants of the lily family
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CATBRIER — Pronunciation: - ˌ br ī (- ə )r Function: noun Date: 1839 : any of a genus ( Smilax ) …
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SMILAX — Any of about 300 species of woody or herbaceous vines, variously known as catbriers and greenbriers, that make up the …
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WILD SARSAPARILLA — noun 1. : a common No. American perennial herb ( Aralia nudicaulis ) having long-stalked basal ternate leaves with pinnately …
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SMILAX — ˈsmīˌlaks noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, a kind of oak, yew, bindweed, from Greek; perhaps akin to Greek smilē …
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SAW BRIER — noun : any of several prickly plants of the genus Smilax: as a. : bullbrier b. : a Bahamian brier …
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INVASION — ə̇nˈvāzhən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English (Scots) invasioune, from Middle French invasion, from Late Latin invasion-, invasio, from …
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CARRION FLOWER — noun 1. : an American catbrier ( Smilax herbacea ) whose flowers smell like carrion 2. : a plant of …
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HORSEBRIER — /hawrs"bruy'euhr/ , n. catbrier. [ 1830-40, Amer.; HORSE + BRIER 1 ]
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GREENBRIER — /green"bruy'euhr/ , n. catbrier. [ 1775-85, Amer.; GREEN + BRIER 1 ]
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BULLBRIER — /bool"bruy'euhr/ , n. catbrier. [ 1850-55, Amer.; BULL 1 + BRIER 1 ]
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SMILAX — Tendrils of catbrier (Smilax rotundifolia). The stipules elongate and coil around other genus of plants in the family Smilacaceae, consisting …
Britannica English vocabulary
SMILAX — n. Any of about 300 species of woody or herbaceous vines, variously known as catbriers and greenbriers, that make up …
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