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bryony
bry·o·ny B0519000 (brī′ə-nē)n. pl. bry·o·nies 1. Any of various Eurasian tendril-bearing vines of the genus Bryonia, having red or black berries and tuberous roots formerly used as medicine.2. The black bryony.
[Latin bryōnia, from Greek bruōniā, from bruein, to swell, teem.]bryony (ˈbraɪənɪ) or brionyn, pl -nies (Plants) any of several herbaceous climbing plants of the cucurbitaceous genus Bryonia, of Europe and N Africa. See also black bryony, white bryony[Old English bryōnia, from Latin, from Greek bruōnia]bry•o•ny (ˈbraɪ ə ni)
n., pl. -nies. any Old World vine or climbing plant belonging to the genus Bryonia, of the gourd family, with acrid juice having emetic and purgative properties. [before 1000; Middle English brionie, Old English bryōnia < Latin < Greek: a wild vine] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  bryony - a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative propertiesbrionygenus Bryonia - climbing perennial herbs: bryonyBryonia alba, devil's turnip, white bryony - white-flowered vine having thick roots and bearing small black berries; Europe to IranBryonia dioica, red bryony, wild hop - bryony having fleshy roots pale green flowers and very small red berries; Europe; North Africa; western Asiavine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
Translationsbryony
bryony: see gourdgourd
, common name for some members of the Cucurbitaceae, a family of plants whose range includes all tropical and subtropical areas and extends into the temperate zones.
..... Click the link for more information. .bryony, briony any of several herbaceous climbing plants of the cucurbitaceous genus Bryonia, of Europe and N Africa bryony
bryony (brī′ə-nē)n. pl. bryo·nies 1. Any of various Eurasian tendril-bearing vines of the genus Bryonia, having red or black berries and tuberous roots formerly used as medicine.2. The black bryony.bryony
Synonyms for bryonynoun a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative propertiesSynonymsRelated Words- genus Bryonia
- Bryonia alba
- devil's turnip
- white bryony
- Bryonia dioica
- red bryony
- wild hop
- vine
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