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Definition of Bryony
1. Noun. A vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties.
Group relationships: Genus Bryonia
Specialized synonyms: Bryonia Alba, Devil's Turnip, White Bryony, Bryonia Dioica, Red Bryony, Wild Hop
Generic synonyms: Vine
Definition of Bryony
1. n. 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.
Definition of Bryony
1. Noun. A perennial herb, of genus ''Bryonia'', especially the common wild species, ''Bryonia dioica''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bryony
1. a climbing plant [n -NIES]
Medical Definition of Bryony
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Bryony
Literary usage of Bryony
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hortus Kewensis; Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1813)
"Globe-fruited bryony. In trod. 1774. Fl. September and October. ... Rough bryony.
Nal. of the Canary Islands. Mr. Fr. Massen. Introd. 1779. Fl. GH 2/. 3. ..."
2. Hispano-Moresque Pottery in the Collection of the Hispanic Society of America by Edwin Atlee Barber (1915)
"bryony leaves and flowers in blue with diaper of tendrils in luster. ... On base,
large bryony leaves in blue with tendrils in luster. LUSTER. ..."
3. Handbook of Foliage and Foreground Drawing by George Barnard (1884)
"The difference between the Red-berried bryony and the Black bryony is very great
... The leaf of the Red-berried bryony resembles that of the Vine, ..."
4. Poisons: Their Effects and Detection by Alexander Wynter Blyth (1895)
"The Black bryony.—Tamus communi», the black bryony, a common plant by the wayside,
flowering in May and June, possesses poisonous berries, which have been ..."
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