noun🔗ShareRonceAny of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera."The lost ball rolled into the thick brier, making it impossible to retrieve without getting scratched. "La balle perdue a roulé dans la ronce épaisse, rendant sa récupération impossible sans se griffer.plantnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉpine, épineAnything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings."His constant complaining was a brier that pricked everyone's patience. "Ses plaintes constantes étaient une épine qui piquait la patience de tout le monde.characterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa bruyère blanche, Erica arborea, un arbuste méditerranéen épineuxThe white heath, Erica arborea, a thorny Mediterranean shrub."The gardener carefully pruned the brier growing along the path, mindful of its sharp thorns. "Le jardinier a taillé avec soin la bruyère blanche qui poussait le long du sentier, conscient de ses épines acérées.plantnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePipe en bruyèreA pipe for smoking, made from the roots of that shrub."He cleaned his brier after a long afternoon of gardening. "Il a nettoyé sa pipe en bruyère après une longue après-midi de jardinage.materialutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
