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bri·ar1,
also bri·er (brī́ər)

[French bruyère, heath, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin* brūcāria, from Late Latin brūcus, heather, of Celtic origin.]

noun 

  1. A Mediterranean shrub or small tree (Erica arborea) whose hard, woody roots are used to make tobacco pipes.
  2. A pipe made from the root of this plant or from a similar wood.
bri·ar2 (brī́ər)

noun 

Variant of brier1
bri·er1,
also bri·ar (brī́ər)

[Middle English brer, from Old English brēr.]

noun 

Any of several prickly plants, such as certain rosebushes or the greenbrier.

derivatives

bríer·y
adjective