Briar
Briar noun - 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.
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Synonyms for Briar
Vine and briar are semantically related. in shrubs topic. In some cases you can use "Vine" instead a noun "Briar".
Nearby Word: brier
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- Briar's Book, or The Healing in the Vine as it's known in the United Kingdom, features a horrible plague, and Briar and his teacher Rosethorn are exposed to it and have to set up briefly in a plague house, trying to tend the dying.
Source: Decontamination Chamber - The fourth in the Circle of Magic series, "Briar's Book"/"The Healing in the Vine" deals with a plague sweeping through the city, and the main characters' work to heal the sick, discover its origin, and try to find a cure.
Source: The Plague
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