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/bruy"euhr rooht', -root'/, n.1. the root wood of the brier.2. certain other woods from which tobacco pipes are made.3. a pipe made of brierroot.Also, briarroot.[1865-70; BRIER2 + ROOT1]
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brierroot
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brierroot — [brī′ər ro͞ot΄] n. BRIER2 (sense 2) … English World dictionary
brierroot — briarroot riarroot n. the hard woody root of the briar {Erica arborea}. [Also spelled {brierroot}.] [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brierroot — n. woody root of the brier; woods for making tobacco pipes; pipe made of brierroot … English contemporary dictionary
brierroot — bri•er•root or briarroot [[t]ˈbraɪ ərˌrut, ˌrʊt[/t]] n. 1) the root wood of the brier 2) certain other woods from which tobacco pipes are made 3) a pipe made of brierroot • Etymology: 1865–70 … From formal English to slang
brierroot — medelinė erika statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Erikinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis augalas (Erica arborea), paplitęs Europoje, pietvakarių Azijoje ir šiaurės Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Erica arborea angl. brierroot; tree heath… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
brierroot — noun or briarroot ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ Etymology: brier (II), briar + root : the root of various plants (as Erica arborea of southern Europe or members of the genera Rhododendron and … Useful english dictionary
bri|ar|root — «BRY uhr ROOT», noun. = brierroot. (Cf. ↑brierroot) … Useful english dictionary
briarroot — riarroot n. the hard woody root of the briar {Erica arborea}. [Also spelled {brierroot}.] [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brier — Bri er, n. 1. the white heath {Erica arborea}. RHUD. [PJC] 2. a smoking pipe made of the root of the brier[1]. Note: Brierroot seems to have been used formerly as a term meaning root of the {Smilax laurifolia} and is now defined as root of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Erica arborea — briarroot riarroot n. the hard woody root of the briar {Erica arborea}. [Also spelled {brierroot}.] [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
