Definition of bryony in English:

bryony

(also white bryony)

nounPlural bryonies ˈbrʌɪəniˈbraɪəni

A climbing Eurasian hedgerow plant with lobed hairy leaves and red berries.
Bryonia dioica, the only British member of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae)
See also black bryony
Example sentencesExamples
- The author suggests that the mandrake tradition may have originated in Persia, and other plants may have been previously similarly used in Northern Europe (e.g. bryony, Bryonia dioica) and in China (ginseng, Panax ginseng).
- This suggests that Gerarde did not distinguish clearly between red-berried, tendril-lacking Tamus communis L. and the red-berried, tendril-bearing Bryonia cretica L., which is also now known as the white bryony.
- The only member of the cucumber or melon family to grow wild in Britain, white bryony is not related to black bryony.
- The white bryony flowers are very small and have green veins.
- The two listed active ingredients, white bryony (a type of vine) and potassium dichromate, are diluted to .000001 PPM and 1 PPM respectively.

Origin

Old English, via Latin from Greek bruōnia.

Rhymes

Briony, Hermione

Definition of bryony in US English:

bryony

(also white bryony)

nounˈbraɪəniˈbrīənē

A climbing plant that has greenish-white flowers and red berries. Native to Eurasia, it is the only British member of the gourd family.
Bryonia dioica, family Cucurbitaceae
Example sentencesExamples
- The white bryony flowers are very small and have green veins.
- The two listed active ingredients, white bryony (a type of vine) and potassium dichromate, are diluted to .000001 PPM and 1 PPM respectively.
- This suggests that Gerarde did not distinguish clearly between red-berried, tendril-lacking Tamus communis L. and the red-berried, tendril-bearing Bryonia cretica L., which is also now known as the white bryony.
- The author suggests that the mandrake tradition may have originated in Persia, and other plants may have been previously similarly used in Northern Europe (e.g. bryony, Bryonia dioica) and in China (ginseng, Panax ginseng).
- The only member of the cucumber or melon family to grow wild in Britain, white bryony is not related to black bryony.

Origin

Old English, via Latin from Greek bruōnia.

单词	bryony
释义	Definition of bryony in English: bryony (also white bryony) nounPlural bryonies ˈbrʌɪəniˈbraɪəni A climbing Eurasian hedgerow plant with lobed hairy leaves and red berries. Bryonia dioica, the only British member of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) See also black bryony Example sentencesExamples The author suggests that the mandrake tradition may have originated in Persia, and other plants may have been previously similarly used in Northern Europe (e.g. bryony, Bryonia dioica) and in China (ginseng, Panax ginseng). This suggests that Gerarde did not distinguish clearly between red-berried, tendril-lacking Tamus communis L. and the red-berried, tendril-bearing Bryonia cretica L., which is also now known as the white bryony. The only member of the cucumber or melon family to grow wild in Britain, white bryony is not related to black bryony. The white bryony flowers are very small and have green veins. The two listed active ingredients, white bryony (a type of vine) and potassium dichromate, are diluted to .000001 PPM and 1 PPM respectively. Origin Old English, via Latin from Greek bruōnia. Rhymes Briony, Hermione Definition of bryony in US English: bryony (also white bryony) nounˈbraɪəniˈbrīənē A climbing plant that has greenish-white flowers and red berries. Native to Eurasia, it is the only British member of the gourd family. Bryonia dioica, family Cucurbitaceae Example sentencesExamples The white bryony flowers are very small and have green veins. The two listed active ingredients, white bryony (a type of vine) and potassium dichromate, are diluted to .000001 PPM and 1 PPM respectively. This suggests that Gerarde did not distinguish clearly between red-berried, tendril-lacking Tamus communis L. and the red-berried, tendril-bearing Bryonia cretica L., which is also now known as the white bryony. The author suggests that the mandrake tradition may have originated in Persia, and other plants may have been previously similarly used in Northern Europe (e.g. bryony, Bryonia dioica) and in China (ginseng, Panax ginseng). The only member of the cucumber or melon family to grow wild in Britain, white bryony is not related to black bryony. Origin Old English, via Latin from Greek bruōnia.
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