HyperDic: briony

English > 1 sense of the word briony:
NOUNplantbriony, bryonya vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties
English > briony: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties.
Synonymbryony
Member ofgenus BryoniaClimbing perennial herbs
Narrowerred bryony, wild hop, Bryonia dioicabryony having fleshy roots pale green flowers and very small red berries
white bryony, devil's turnip, Bryonia albawhite-flowered vine having thick roots and bearing small black berries
BroadervineA plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
Spanishbriony, bryonia
Catalanbriony

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