bri·ar·root (br   r-r t , -r t)n. The woody root of the briar. |
briarroot, brierroot [ˈbraɪəˌruːt]
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1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the hard woody root of the briar, used for making tobacco pipes
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several other woods used to make tobacco pipes Also called briarwood brierwood
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| Noun | 1. | briarroot - hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea Erica arborea, tree heath, briar, brier - evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes briarwood, brier-wood, brierwood - wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes root - (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground |
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