Definition of "catbrier" []

• Any of several woody, usually prickly dioecious vines of the genus Smilax, having greenish unisexual flowers, heart-shaped leaves, and usually bluish to black berries. Also called greenbrier, smilax. (noun)

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• "The two cardinals that sat in the catbrier between visits to the feeders were waiting for me to leave."
• "Whether it's a sedge-rimmed Alberta pond or a Georgia slough choked with catbrier, pocket water that has been created by beaver, nature's most impressive engineers, provides intimate, up-close-and-personal duck hunting."
• "Fertilizers, which you can buy at most hardware stores, help release nutrients in plants -- such as witch hazel, honeysuckle, and catbrier, all foods that whitetails already prefer -- and make them even more attractive."