sweetbrier

or sweet·bri·ar

[ sweet-brahy-er ]

noun

1. a rose, Rosa eglanteria, of Europe and central Asia, having a tall stem, stout, hooked prickles often mixed with bristles, and single, pink flowers.

sweetbrier

/ ˈswiːtˌbraɪə /

noun

1. a Eurasian rose, Rosa rubiginosa, having a tall bristly stem, fragrant leaves, and single pink flowers Also calledeglantine

Word History and Origins

Origin of sweetbrier¹

First recorded in 1530–40; sweet + brier ¹

Example Sentences

And every morning, Hassan placed a flower on the little mound by the sweetbrier bushes.

From Literature

The earwigs is dreadful; wherever there 's roses and sweetbrier there's no livin' with them.

From Project Gutenberg

Indeed, we need go no farther than our city parks, or even our "back-yard" gardens, to find at least one of them, for the sweetbrier is rarely neglected by this particular fairy.

From Project Gutenberg

Sumacs are thronging, with their proudly blazoned crests; the haw is hung with Chinese scarlet lanterns; sweetbrier, stem and leaf, is scented of menthol and spices of the Orient.

From Project Gutenberg

A bureau of cherry-tree wood, with two or three stiff wooden chairs, an oaken arm-chair with a broad, splint bottom, stood by the window, with its curtain of sweetbrier and morning-glory vines.

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