"briarwood" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: briarwoods [plural]
Etymology: briar + wood Etymology templates: {{compound|en|briar|wood}} briar + wood Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} briarwood (countable and uncountable, plural briarwoods)
  1. Erica arborea, tree heath, an ericaceous flowering plant. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Heather family plants
    Sense id: en-briarwood-en-noun-CnPGv7fq Disambiguation of Heather family plants: 52 28 4 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 37 3 19 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 56 24 4 16
  2. The wood of the briar-root, commonly used to make tobacco pipes. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-briarwood-en-noun-8IF8jk~N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 37 3 19
  3. A pipe made from briarwood. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-briarwood-en-noun-zp9y0alE
  4. A small forest of briars. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-briarwood-en-noun-E7PnvX45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 37 3 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: briar-wood, brierwood

Inflected forms

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