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Definition of: brier
(brī′ər) noun
1. A prickly bush or shrub, especially of the rose family, as the sweet-brier.
2. A pipe of brier-root.
3. A thorn or prickle; also, the white or tree heath. Also spelled briar. [OE brēr]
—bri′er·y adjective
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