BULL BRIER
\bˈʊl bɹˈa͡ɪ͡ə], \bˈʊl bɹˈaɪə], \b_ˈʊ_l b_ɹ_ˈaɪə]\
Definitions of BULL BRIER
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A species of Smilax (S. Pseudo-China) growing from New Jersey to the Gulf of Mexico, which has very large tuberous and farinaceous rootstocks, formerly used by the Indians for a sort of bread, and by the negroes as an ingredient in making beer; -- called also bamboo brier and China brier.
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A species of Smilax (S. Pseudo-China) growing from New Jersey to the Gulf of Mexico, which has very large tuberous and farinaceous rootstocks, formerly used by the Indians for a sort of bread, and by the negroes as an ingredient in making beer; -- called also bamboo brier and China brier.
By Noah Webster.
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