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.
Also called greenbrier, bullbrier, horsebrier.

Origin of catbrier

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

Words nearby catbrier

catawba, cataño, catbird, catbird seat, catboat, catbrier, catcall, catch, catch a tartar, catch as catch can, catch at

Example sentences from the Web for catbrier

  • Sometimes it is a stem of the catbrier; again a rose or blackberry.

    In the Open |Stanton Davis Kirkham

  • The sun was behind the cedar and barberry and catbrier banks.

    Missy |Miriam Coles Harris

  • There was privet budding and hawthorn fading, and barberry and catbrier and wild grape, in fresh June coloring.

    Missy |Miriam Coles Harris