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baneberry
CIDE DICTIONARY
baneberry, n.
A genus (Actæa) of plants, of the order Ranunculaceæ , native in the north temperate zone. The red or white berries are poisonous. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
baneberry, n. (pl. -ies)
1 a plant of the genus Actaea.
2 the bitter poisonous berry of this plant.
1 a plant of the genus Actaea.
2 the bitter poisonous berry of this plant.
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