catbrier

[ kat-brahy-er ]
/ ˈkætˌbraɪ ər /

noun

any prickly vine of the genus Smilax, especially S. rotundifolia, of eastern North America, growing in tangled masses.

Origin of catbrier

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; cat + brier1

British Dictionary definitions for cat brier

cat brier

noun

another name for greenbrier