bryony

or bri·o·ny

[ brahy-uh-nee ]

noun,plural bry·o·nies.
  1. any Old World vine or climbing plant belonging to the genus Bryonia, of the gourd family, yielding acrid juice having emetic and purgative properties.

Origin of bryony

1
before 1000; Middle English brionie,Old English bryōnia<Latin <Greek: a wild vine

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bryony

briony

/ (ˈbraɪənɪ) /


nounplural -nies
  1. any of several herbaceous climbing plants of the cucurbitaceous genus Bryonia, of Europe and N Africa: See also black bryony, white bryony

Origin of bryony

1
Old English bryōnia, from Latin, from Greek bruōnia

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