BRYONY


Meaning of BRYONY in English

n. (pl. -ies) any climbing plant of the genus Bryonia, esp. B. dioica bearing greenish-white flowers and red berries. black bryony a similar unrelated plant, Tamus communis, bearing poisonous berries.

[ L bryonia f. Gk bruonia ]

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