briarroot

Noun
  1. Hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea (synset 112248426)
    is a type of: root - (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
    is a part of: briar, brier, erica arborea, tree heath - evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes
    substance holonym: briarwood, brier-wood, brierwood - wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes

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