greenbrier

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  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

Etymology

From green + brier.

In classic literature

Synonyms

bullbrier, catbrier, horse brier, horse-brier, brier, briar, Smilax rotundifolia

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