Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bryony"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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 {B. alba} (rough or {white bryony})
and of {B. dioica} is a strong, irritating cathartic.
{Black bryony}, a plant ({Tamus communis}) so named from its
dark glossy leaves and black root; black bindweed.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bryony
n : a tendril-bearing vine of the genus Bryonia having large
leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with
emetic and purgative properties [syn: {briony}]
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