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    BRIER-WOOD

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    briarwood; brier-wood; brierwood

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    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("brier-wood" is a kind of...):

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

    Holonyms ("brier-wood" is a substance of...):

    briarroot (hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea)

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