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catbrier
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catbrier, n.
a very prickly woody vine of eastern U.S. (Smilax rotundifolia ) growing in tangled masses, having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries. [WordNet 1.5]
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