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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries;
[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]