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BRIARWOOD

Dictionary entry overview: What does briarwood mean?

• BRIARWOOD (noun)
The noun BRIARWOOD has 1 sense:

1. wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes

Familiarity information: BRIARWOOD used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BRIARWOOD (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

briarwood; brier-wood; brierwood

Hypernyms ("briarwood" is a kind of...):

wood (the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees)

Holonyms ("briarwood" is a substance of...):

briarroot (hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea)

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