briars
Prickly wild roses
Briars are thorny shrubs, especially wild roses and brambles, or the prickly stems themselves.
A briar patch is a dense tangle of such growth—difficult to navigate and useful for creatures seeking refuge from predators.
Briars also refers to pipes made from briarwood, the root of a Mediterranean shrub prized for heat resistance.
His jacket snagged on the briars.
Sharp plant projections
- pricklesSmall sharp plant projections
- bramblesThorny wild shrubs
- thicketDense shrub cluster
- blackberryAggregate fruit from thorny canes
raspberry · dewberry · rosebush · barbs · spines · scratches · snags · burrs
Open land with shrubs
- moorlandOpen uncultivated upland
- underbrushDense low forest vegetation
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- thicketDense shrub cluster
scrubland · chaparral · hedgerow · untamed · overgrown · wasteland · bramble patch · rabbit
thorns
Sharp plant projections
blackberry · raspberry · dewberry · rosebush · barbs · spines · scratches · snags · burrs · nettles
heath
Open land with shrubs
- moorlandOpen uncultivated upland
- underbrushDense low forest vegetation
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
thicket · scrubland · chaparral · hedgerow · untamed · overgrown · wasteland · bramble patch · rabbit · Brer Rabbit
tobacco
Dried smoking leaf
- smokingInhaling burning tobacco
- meerschaumSoft white clay mineral
- calabashGourd used as vessel
stem · bowl · churchwarden · carved · polished · aromatic · blend · puffing
- plant defensesthorns, spines, trichomes, toxins, latex
- underbrushunderbrush, undergrowth, brush, scrub, thicket
briarsmanicured lawn
Meticulously maintained grass area
garden beds · topiary · ornamental shrubs · formal garden · flower beds
briarsclear path
Unobstructed way forward
open field · open ground · lawn · glade · passageway
- briar patchThorny shrub thicket
- briar pipe
- Briar RoseCurse-bound sleeping royal