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sweetbriar


sweet·bri·ar

noun \-ˌbrī(-ə)r\

Definition of SWEETBRIAR

: an Old World rose (especially Rosa eleganteria) with stout recurved prickles and white to deep rosy-pink single flowers —called also eglantine

Variants of SWEETBRIAR

sweet·bri·ar or sweet·bri·er \-ˌbrī(-ə)r\

First Known Use of SWEETBRIAR

1538

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