briar vs outback

briar

noun
  • The white heath (Erica arborea), a thorny Mediterranean shrub. 

  • Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera. 

  • Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings. 

  • A pipe for smoking, made from the roots of that shrub. 

outback

verb
  • To travel or stay in the outback 

adj
  • Characteristic of the most remote and desolate areas of Australia; very remote from urban areas. 

noun
  • The most remote and desolate areas of Australia; the desert and areas too arid for growing crops. 

adv
  • To or towards the most remote and desolate areas of Australia. 

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