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white bryony

DEFINITIONS OF: white bryony

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n white-flowered vine having thick roots and bearing small black berries; Europe to Iran

Synonyms:
Bryonia alba, devil's turnip
Type of:
briony, bryony
a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties
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