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bri·ar | \ ˈbrī(-ə)r 
\
\variants:
or less commonly brier
Definition of briar
(Entry 1 of 2)
botany : a plant (such as a rose, blackberry, or greenbrier) having a usually woody and thorny or prickly stem
a thicket of briars a briar patch also : a mass or twig of these
briar
noun (2)Definition of briar (Entry 2 of 2)
: a tobacco pipe made from the root or stem of a European heath (Erica arborea)
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