hep-brier

  • 1hep-tree — n. [Written also Hip tree.] Dog rose, wild brier, hep brier, hep bramble (Rosa canina) …

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  • 2hip-tree — n. [Written also Hep tree.] Dog rose, wild brier, hep brier, hep bramble (Rosa canina) …

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  • 3Dogrose — (Dog rose) Variations: Brier Hip, Brier Rose, Dog Berry, Eglantine, Gall, Hep Tree, Hip Fruit, Hogseed, Hop Fruit, The Queen of Flowers, Rose Hip, Sweet Brier, Wild Brier, Witches Brier The dogrose shrub, found commonly in Europe and across Asia …

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  • 4hip — hip1 [hip] n. [ME hipe < OE hype, akin to Ger hüfte (OHG huf) < IE * keub , to bend, as at a joint (< base * keu , to bend, bend over) > L cubare, to lie, Gr kybos, hollow above the hips of cattle] 1. a) the part of the human body… …

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