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What is the noun for briars?

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briar
  1. Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera.
  2. (figuratively) Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “Every man present had filled his clay or briar pipes with good Virginia tobacco.”
      “The Centenier finished his coffee, while Holmes selected and filled his briar pipe.”
      “Species whose fruits are used both in Europe and Asia include the briar rose or dog rose, which is made into tea or tisane, and the eglantine.”
briar
  1. The white heath, Erica arborea, a thorny Mediterranean shrub.
  2. A pipe for smoking, made from the roots of that shrub.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “Every man present had filled his clay or briar pipes with good Virginia tobacco.”
      “The Centenier finished his coffee, while Holmes selected and filled his briar pipe.”
      “Species whose fruits are used both in Europe and Asia include the briar rose or dog rose, which is made into tea or tisane, and the eglantine.”
briars
  1. plural of briar
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Where there are briars or large, dense shrubs, catbirds are sure to be present.”
      “Fire exclusion has diminished natural pine reproduction as more fire-sensitive hardwoods, vines, briars, and forbs invade the understory.”
      “On one side lay a patch of endless briars on the other a 20 ft drop to the sharp rocks and unbridled sea below.”
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