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sweetbrier
sweetbrier sweetbriar, or eglantine [O. Fr. from Lat.,=needle], wild rose of Europe ( Rosa eglanteria ), cultivated and now naturalized in the United States. The bush has fragrant foliage, and in the spring it has pink blossoms (usually single), which are followed by rose hips sometimes used in preserves. Sweetbrier is classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order Rosales, family Rosaceae. |
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"sweetbrier." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "sweetbrier." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-swtbrier.html "sweetbrier." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-swtbrier.html |
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sweetbrier
sweet·bri·er / ˈswētˌbrīər/ (also sweetbriar) • n. a Eurasian wild rose (Rosa eleganteria) with fragrant leaves and flowers. |
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"sweetbrier." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "sweetbrier." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-sweetbrier.html "sweetbrier." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-sweetbrier.html |
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