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catbrier

noun
cat·bri·er | \-ˌbrī(-ə)r \

Definition of catbrier 

: any of a genus (Smilax) of dioecious often prickly climbing plants of the lily family

First Known Use of catbrier

1839, in the meaning defined above

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