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Webster 1913 Edition

Bryony

Bry′o-ny

(brī′ō̍-ny̆)
,
Noun.
[L.
bryonia
, Gr.
βρυωνία
, fr.
βρύειν
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.
Black bryony
,
a plant (
Tamus communis
) so named from its dark glossy leaves and black root; black bindweed.

Webster 1828 Edition

Bryony

BRY'ONY

,
Noun.
[L. bryonia.] White jalap; a genus of plants of several species. The root of the rough or white bryony is a strong irritating cathartic.
Black-bryony is a genus of plants, called Tamus.

Definition 2024

Bryony

Bryony

See also: bryony

English

Proper noun

Bryony

  1. A female given name.

bryony

bryony

See also: Bryony

English

A bryony (Bryonia dioica)

Wikispecies

Noun

bryony ‎(countable and uncountable, plural bryonies)

  1. A perennial herb, of genus Bryonia, especially the common wild species, Bryonia dioica.

Translations

Etymology

From the bryony plant in the 19th century.

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