Greenbrier

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several American prickly woody vines of the genus Smilax.
  2. 2
    a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
catbrierbriarbrierbullbrierbullbriercatbriar

Etymology

From green + brier.

Related phrases

Greenbrier County

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