- bryonies
- n. vine or climbing hedgerow plant bearing red berries
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
bryonies
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Bryonia — For the Royal Navy ships, see HMS Bryony. Bryonia Red Bryony (B. dioica) Scientific classification … Wikipedia
cowbind — [kou′bīnd΄] n. either of two poisonous, climbing bryonies (Bryonia alba or B. dioica) with black or red berries and fleshy roots formerly used in medicine as a cathartic * * * … Universalium
bryony — /bruy euh nee/, n., pl. bryonies. any Old World vine or climbing plant belonging to the genus Bryonia, of the gourd family, yielding acrid juice having emetic and purgative properties. Also, briony. [bef. 1000; ME brionie, OE bryonia < L < Gk: a… … Universalium
bryony — [ brʌɪəni] noun (plural bryonies) a climbing hedgerow plant with red berries. [Bryonia dioica (white bryony) and Tamus communis (black bryony).] Origin OE, via L. from Gk bruōnia … English new terms dictionary
bryony — /ˈbraɪəni/ (say bruyuhnee) noun (plural bryonies) 1. any plant of the genus Bryonia or related genera of the family Cucurbitaceae, comprising vines or climbers with acrid juice and emetic and purgative properties, as white bryony, Bryonia dioica …
bryony — ► NOUN (pl. bryonies) ▪ a climbing hedgerow plant with red berries. ORIGIN Greek bru nia … English terms dictionary
bryony — [brī′ə nē] n. pl. bryonies [L bryonia < Gr bryōnia < bryein: see BRYOLOGY] any of a genus (Bryonia) of perennial vines of the gourd family with large fleshy roots and greenish flowers … English World dictionary
cowbind — [kou′bīnd΄] n. either of two poisonous, climbing bryonies (Bryonia alba or B. dioica) with black or red berries and fleshy roots formerly used in medicine as a cathartic … English World dictionary
