brier

1. tangled mass of prickly plantsSynonyms: brier, brier patch, brierpatch

2. a thorny stem or twigSynonyms: brier

3. Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hipsSynonyms: Rosa eglanteria, briar, brier, eglantine, sweetbriar, sweetbrier

4. 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 berriesSynonyms: Smilax rotundifolia, briar, brier, bullbrier, catbrier, greenbrier, horse brier, horse-brier

5. evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipesSynonyms: Erica arborea, briar, brier, tree heath