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bryony

DEFINITIONS OF: bryony

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n a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties

Synonyms:
briony
Types:
Bryonia alba, devil's turnip, white bryony
white-flowered vine having thick roots and bearing small black berries; Europe to Iran
Bryonia dioica, red bryony, wild hop
bryony having fleshy roots pale green flowers and very small red berries; Europe; North Africa; western Asia
Type of:
vine
a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
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