Word Study
bryony
CIDE DICTIONARY
bryony, n. [L. bryonia, Gr. brywni`a, fr. bry`ein to swell, esp. of plants.].
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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bryony, n. (pl. -ies) any climbing plant of the genus Bryonia, esp. B. dioica bearing greenish-white flowers and red berries.
Idiom
black bryony a similar unrelated plant, Tamus communis, bearing poisonous berries.
Etymology
L bryonia f. Gk bruonia
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