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briarroot

briarroot is the alternative form of briar-root.

Meaning of briar-root

Noun

briar-root (countable and uncountable, plural briar-roots)

  1. The root of the briar (Erica arborea).
  2. The wood of this root used to make tobacco pipes.

Forms of briarroot

pluralbriarroots

Origin of briarroot

From briar + root.

Questions about briarroot

What is briarroot the alternative form of?
Briarroot is the alternative form of briar-root.

Words near briarroot in the dictionary

  1. briareid
  2. briareids
  3. briarellin
  4. briarellins
  5. Briareus
  6. briarroot
  7. briarroots
  8. briars
  9. briartite
  10. briarwood
  11. briarwoods

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Adapted from Wiktionary: briarroot (page history and authors); briar-root (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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