briar vs chaparral

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. 

chaparral

noun
  • The foliage of creosote bush, Larrea divaricata, when used as a medicinal herb. 

  • A region of shrubs, typically dry in the summer and rainy in the winter. The coast of the Mediterranean is such a region. 

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