bryony
NounSynonyms:
briony
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative propertiesSynonyms: brionyType of vineKinds white bryony, red bryonyMember of genus Bryonia
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Bry′o·ny (brī′ō-ny̆), noun
Origin: L. bryonia, Gr. βρυωνία, fr. βρύειν to swell, esp. of plants.
Botany The common name of several cucurbitaceous plants of the genus Bryonia. The root of Bryonia alba (rough bryony or white bryony) and of Bryonia dioica is a strong, irritating cathartic.
Black bryony, a plant (Tamus communis) so named from its dark glossy leaves and black root; black bindweed.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54