bryony
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bryonies, plural;
/ˈbrīənē/,
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bryonies, plural;
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A climbing plant that has greenish-white flowers, red berries, and springlike tendrils. Native to Eurasia, it is the only British member of the gourd family
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A climbing plant with broad glossy leaves, poisonous red berries, and black tubers. Native to Europe, it is the only British member of the yam family
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- a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties
- Bryony (or) is the common name for flowering plants in the genus Bryonia. They are native to western Eurasia and adjacent regions, such as North Africa, the Canary Islands and South Asia.
- A perennial herb, of genus Bryonia, especially the common wild species, Bryonia dioica
- noun - any of a genus Bryonia of perennial vines of the gourd family with large fleshy roots and greenish flowers