2. a smoking pipe made of the root of the brier[1].
Note: Brierroot seems to have been used formerly as a term meaning root of the {Smilax laurifolia} and is now defined as root of the {Erica arborea}. Not clear when this changed. -- PJC. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Smilax laurifolia — Brier Bri er, Briar Bri ar (br[imac] [ e]r), n. [OE. brere, brer, AS. br[=e]r, br[ae]r; cf. Ir. briar prickle, thorn, brier, pin, Gael. preas bush, brier, W. prys, prysg.] 1. A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles; especially,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Smilax laurifolia — ID 78811 Symbol Key SMLA Common Name laurel greenbrier Family Smilacaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA Growth… … USDA Plant Characteristics
Smilax laurifolia L. — Symbol SMLA Common Name laurel greenbrier Botanical Family Smilacaceae … Scientific plant list
Smilax — Smilax … Wikipédia en Français
Smilax — aristolochiifolia … Wikipédia en Français
Smilax — For another plant sometimes called Smilax see Asparagus asparagoides. Smilax Mediterranean Smilax (Smilax aspera) in fruit Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Smilax — Stechwinden Smilax aristolochiifolia, Illustration aus Koehler 1887 Systematik Abteilung: Bedecktsamer (Magnoliophyta) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Smilax rotundifolia — Brier Bri er, Briar Bri ar (br[imac] [ e]r), n. [OE. brere, brer, AS. br[=e]r, br[ae]r; cf. Ir. briar prickle, thorn, brier, pin, Gael. preas bush, brier, W. prys, prysg.] 1. A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles; especially,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Smilax Walteri — Brier Bri er, Briar Bri ar (br[imac] [ e]r), n. [OE. brere, brer, AS. br[=e]r, br[ae]r; cf. Ir. briar prickle, thorn, brier, pin, Gael. preas bush, brier, W. prys, prysg.] 1. A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles; especially,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sarsaparilla — Stechwinden Smilax aristolochiifolia, Illustration aus Koehler 1887 Systematik Abteilung: Bedecktsamer (Magnoliophyta) … Deutsch Wikipedia
