Brier

• Brier or briar is a common name for a number of unrelated thicket-forming thorny plants, including species in the genera Rosa, Rubus and Smilax.
• Briar wood is the root wood of Erica arborea, used for making smoking pipes.

It is also the name of a sports event:

• The Brier, the Canadian men's curling championship, see Tim Hortons Brier.

It is also a place name:

• A town, Brier, Washington.

And a surname:

• An American actor and singer, Kathy Brier.
• A British actor, Richard Briers.