bryony

(brīə nē)

noun pl. bryonies

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

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

See bryony in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. bry·o·nies
  1. Any of various Eurasian tendril-bearing vines of the genus Bryonia, having red or black berries and tuberous roots formerly used as medicine.
  2. The black bryony.

Origin:

Origin: Latin bryōnia

Origin: , from Greek bruōniā

Origin: , from bruein, to swell, teem

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