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What is the difference between briar and brier?

briar | brier | Alternative forms |

Brier is a alternative form of briar.



As nouns the difference between briar and brier

is that briar is any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera while brier is an alternative spelling of lang=en.

briar

English

(wikipedia briar) (Erica arborea)

Alternative forms

* brier

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus'', and ''Smilax genera.
  • , a thorny Mediterranean shrub.
  • A pipe for smoking, made from the roots of that shrub.
  • (figurative) Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings.
  • * (rfdate) (Cowper)
    • The thorns and briers of reproof.
    Derived terms
    * briar-patch

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) , assimilated with Etymology 1, above.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The white heath, .
  • A pipe made from the root of this plant.
    • Derived terms
    * briar-pipe

    brier

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)