Definition
The hard, dense wood obtained from briar plants, especially used for making smoking pipes, walking sticks, or decorative items.
Etymology
From 'briar' (a prickly plant) combined with 'wood.' The compound term emerged in the 19th century as European craftspeople discovered the superior properties of briarroot wood for pipe-making.
Kelly Says
Briarwood pipes revolutionized smoking in the 1800s because the dense wood could handle the intense heat without cracking—before this, people used clay pipes that constantly broke, so briarwood was a luxury item that transformed the entire smoking culture.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንsetzen ን
en-set-sen n
ARالعربية
خشب الشوك
khushb ash-shuk
BNবাংলা
কুম্ভির লক
kum-bir lok
CACatalà
fusta de romaní
fusta deh ro-ma-nee
CSČeština
křoví dřevo
k-r-vo-vee drev-oh
DEDeutsch
Dornholz
dohrn-holts
ELΕλληνικά
ξύλο αγριολούλουδου
k-soo-lo ag-ri-o-loo-loo-doo
ESEspañol
madera de zarza
ma-de-ra deh sahr-sah
FAفارسی
خ چوب خار
kha-choo-b khaar
FISuomi
käpykoivunpuu
ka-py-koivun-poo
FRFrançais
bois de ronce
bwah duh rons
GUGU
કુળિયુંનું લકડું
kool-ee-yun-noo la-kood-oon
HEעברית
עץ שיח
et shee-akh
HIहिन्दी
काली का लकड़ी
kaali ka la-kree
HUMagyar
tűzfafa
tyooz-fa-fa
IDBahasa Indonesia
kayu duri
ka-yu doo-ree
ITItaliano
legno di ginestra
leh-gno dee jin-es-tra
KMKM
ច្រ freuen
cha-r-fray
KO한국어
관목 나무
gwanmok na-mu
MRMR
काळीचा लाकूड
kaali-cha la-kood
MSBahasa Melayu
kayu duri
ka-yu doo-ree
MYမြန်မာ
တောင်ပင်
taung-pin
NLNederlands
doornhout
doorn-hout
PAPA
ਕਾਲੀ ਦਾ ਲੱਕੜ
kaali da lakk-ar
PLPolski
drewno dzikiej róży
drev-no dz-yee-kee roh-zee
PTPortuguês
madeira de espinho
ma-de-i-ra deh es-pin-yu
RORomână
lemn de măceș
lemn deh ma-chesh
RUРусский
древесина шиповника
drev-e-si-na shi-pov-ni-ka
SVSvenska
eldträ
eld-trae
SWKiswahili
mikoto
mee-ko-to
TAதமிழ்
பூண்டி மரம்
poon-di ma-ram
TLTL
kahoy ng kulis
ka-hoy ng koo-lis
TRTürkçe
diken ağacı
di-ken ah-gah-chi
UKУкраїнська
древесина шипшини
drev-e-si-na shi-p-shi-ni
URاردو
بُنڈی کا لکڑی
bundi ka la-kree
VITiếng Việt
gỗ gai
go gai