noun
- A prickly climbing or trailing vine of the genus Smilax, native to North America, bearing small greenish flowers and dark berries.
Usage: Also called greenbrier or horsebrier; Common in eastern and southeastern United States
Examples
- The catbrier vines tangled through the underbrush of the forest.
- Hikers had to push through dense catbrier to reach the trail.
- The catbrier's thorny stems made it difficult to walk through the woods.
- Native Americans used catbrier roots for food and medicine.
- The catbrier produces small black berries in the fall.