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Also called: herb Christopher. cohosh. any ranunculaceous plant of the genus Actaea , esp A. spicata , which has small white flowers and red or white poisonous berries
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a berry of any of these plants
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Origin of baneberry
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The professor had told her about doll’s eyes, another name for the white baneberry that could cause cardiac arrest.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
“This is baneberry, the small fruits are safe to eat when red but never when shading from green to yellow to orange. “This is how you set your feet when you want to walk silently.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
The feathery baneberry is in flower when the columbine blooms and when the green-and-brown Jacks-in-the-Pulpit are preaching in the woods.
From Woodcraft or, How a Patrol Leader Made Good by Douglas, Alan
He called her attention to and brought her samples of ginger leaves, Indian hemp, queen-of-the-meadow, cone-flower, burdock, baneberry, and Indian turnip, as he harvested them in turn.
From The Harvester by Stratton-Porter, Gene
There is baneberry, whose very name sufficiently describes its dangerous nature.
From Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science by Allen, Grant
Alders and bushes peppered with clumps of bright red baneberries are thick around the shallow pool.
From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2022
"That was the self-same preparation of baneberries he slipped into my dish of eels," and Letitia thought she heard the wind howling down from the mountain crags.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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