briar

briar1
(亦作 brier)
noun
  1. any of a number of prickly scrambling shrubs, especially a wild rose
    多刺蔓生灌木（尤指野蔷薇）
  2. Genus Rosa, family Rosaceae: several species, including the Eurasian sweet briar (R. eglanteria)
    蔷薇属，蔷薇科：数种，包括欧亚野玫瑰（拉丁名R.eglanteria）
派生
briary
adjective
语源
  1. Old English brǣr, brēr, of unknown origin
briar2
(亦作 brier)
noun
  1. (亦作 briar pipe)a tobacco pipe made from woody nodules borne at ground level by a large woody plant of the heather family
    （欧石南根制的）烟斗
  2. the tree heath, which bears these nodules
    欧石南丛生的荒原
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: from French bruyère 'heath, heather', from medieval Latin brucus
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