briar vs shrubbery

briar

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

  • 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. 

shrubbery

noun
  • Shrubs collectively. 

  • A planting of shrubs; a wide border to a garden where shrubs are thickly planted; or a similar larger area with a path winding through it. 

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