noun
- a wild rose with fragrant leaves and pink flowers, native to Europe but naturalized in North America
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The sweetbrier grew wild along the country lane.
- She picked a sprig of sweetbrier for its pleasant scent.
- The old garden was overgrown with sweetbrier and brambles.
- Sweetbrier is often used in hedgerows for its thorny protection.
- The fragrant leaves of sweetbrier release their scent when crushed.
- Birds nested safely among the dense sweetbrier bushes.