What is another word for sweetbrier?

Pronunciation: [swˈiːtbɹɪə] (IPA)

Sweetbrier is a thorny bush with pink, fragrant flowers and a sweet scent. The plant is also known as wild rose, eglantine, and briar rose. Other synonyms include dog rose, pasture rose, and hip rose. These synonyms are used interchangeably with sweetbrier in various contexts. The plant has been used for medicinal purposes and its petals can be used to make tea, jam, and syrup. Its thorny branches have also been used for fencing. Sweetbrier is a popular plant for gardens and landscaping due to its fragrant scent and vibrant pink blooms.

What are the hypernyms for Sweetbrier?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Sweetbrier

And this basket, those nearest her could see, held nothing else than a mass of wild roses, all with the thorns carefully removed from the stems, and set in a bed of moss and sweetbrier leaves.
"The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols"
William Black
The cool air of the twilight was scented with sweetbrier.
"McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader"
William Holmes McGuffey
"Hollyhocks and foxgloves and pinies-I shall never say peony in Brookville-and pansies, sweet williams, lads' love, iris and sweetbrier.
"An Alabaster Box"
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman and Florence Morse Kingsley

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