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brier
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | thorny bush |
| Synonyms: | brier, burr, catch weed, cleaver, furze, goose grass, gorse, hedge, nettle, prick, prickly shrub, shrub, spray, thistle, thistle sage, thorn |
| Main Entry: | thorn |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prickle |
| Synonyms: | barb, bramble, brier, nettle, point, spine, thistle |
| Main Entry: | shrub |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | plant |
| Synonyms: | boscage, bosket, brier, bush, foliage, hedge, shrubbery, thicket, topiary, tree |
| Notes: | bush and shrub are used interchangeably for relatively low woody perennials with many stems and branches that grow from a complex close to the ground; a tree is a woody perennial, usually taller, with branches starting higher up |
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