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Briars

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of briar, referring to the prickly-stemmed wild roses with fragrant foliage and bright pink blooms native to Eurasia.

She scratched her arm on the briars growing along the old stone wall.

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bramblesthornsthickets

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