sprig vs brier
brier vs sprigsprig and brier both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sprig | Yes | No | No | No |
| brier | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
brier is a hyponym of
sprig; that is, brier is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
sprig:
- sprig: a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
- brier: a thorny stem or twig
| sprig (noun) | brier (noun) |
|---|---|
| an ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers | evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes |
| a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year | a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries |
| Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips | |
| tangled mass of prickly plants | |
| a thorny stem or twig |
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