The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Briony \Bri"o*ny\, n. See Bryony. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
briony n 1: a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties [syn: bryony, briony]