bull brier

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Definition of bull brier in English English dictionary

Pseudo-China growing from New Jersey to the Gulf of Mexico, which has very large tuberous and farinaceous rootstocks, formerly used by the Indians for a sort of bread, and by the negroes as an ingredient in making beer; called also bamboo brier and China brier

A species of Smilax S

Related Terms

bullbrier

a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries

Hyphenation

bull bri·er

Turkish pronunciation

bûl brayır

Pronunciation

/ˈbo͝ol ˈbrīər/ /ˈbʊl ˈbraɪɜr/