noun
- A woody vine with prickly stems, small greenish flowers, and blue-black berries, native to North America.
Usage: Also called catbriar or horsebrier; Genus Smilax
Examples
- The greenbriar vines tangled through the forest understory.
- Hikers had to push through dense greenbriar to reach the trail.
- Greenbriar berries provide food for birds in winter.
- The prickly stems of greenbriar can scratch exposed skin.
- Native Americans used greenbriar roots for food and medicine.