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greenbrier
[ green-brahy-er ]
greenbrier
/ ˈɡriːnˌbraɪə /
noun
- any of several prickly climbing plants of the liliaceous genus Smilax, esp S. rotundifolia of the eastern US, which has small green flowers and blackish berries Also calledcat brier
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Word History and Origins
Origin of greenbrier1
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Example Sentences
In 1757 the Greenbrier Company secured 100,000 acres of land on the western waters.
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This was the last outrage committed by the Indians in the Greenbrier settlements.
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Greenbrier pinned him sadly but firmly to the wall with a hand the size, shape and color of a McClellan saddle.
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The storm was so sudden and tremendous that Greenbrier's first impulse was to lie down and grab a root.
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I'm as good a Westerner as you are, Greenbrier; but, somehow, I can't make up my mind to go back out there.
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