bryonies

Variant of bryony

bryony definition

bry·ony (brī′ə nē)

noun pl. bryonies -·nies

any of a genus (Bryonia) of perennial vines of the gourd family with large fleshy roots and greenish flowers

Etymology: L bryonia < Gr bryōnia < bryein: see bryology

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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