catbrier

/ˈkætˌbraɪər/
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Other forms: catbriers

Definitions of catbrier
  1. noun
    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
    synonyms: Smilax rotundifolia, briar, brier, bullbrier, greenbrier, horse brier, horse-brier
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    type of:
    vine
    a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
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