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[syn: black bryony, black bindweed, Tamus communis]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bryony \Bry"o*ny\ (br[imac]"[-o]*n[y^]), n. [L. bryonia, Gr.
brywni`a, fr. bry`ein to swell, esp. of plants.] (Bot.)
The common name of several cucurbitaceous plants of the genus
Bryonia. The root of Bryonia alba (rough bryony or
white bryony) and of Bryonia dioica is a strong,
irritating cathartic.
[1913 Webster]
Black bryony, a plant (Tamus communis) so named from its
dark glossy leaves and black root; black bindweed.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
black bryony
n 1: common European twining vine with tuberous roots and
cordate leaves and red berries [syn: black bryony, black
bindweed, Tamus communis]