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bryony

or bri·o·ny

[ brahy-uh-nee ]

noun

, plural bry·o·nies.
  1. any Old World vine or climbing plant belonging to the genus Bryonia, of the gourd family, yielding acrid juice having emetic and purgative properties.


bryony

/ ˈbraɪənɪ /

noun

  1. any of several herbaceous climbing plants of the cucurbitaceous genus Bryonia , of Europe and N Africa See also black bryony white bryony
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bryony1

before 1000; Middle English brionie, Old English bryōnia < Latin < Greek: a wild vine
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bryony1

Old English bryōnia , from Latin, from Greek bruōnia
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Example Sentences

From the infusion or decoction of the root of white bryony (Bryonia dioica).

The two kinds of wild Bryony are also herbaceous climbers of rapid growth, and among the most beautiful of our hedge plants.

HE gardener bade Arcade and Zita sit down in an arbour walled with wild bryony, at the far end of the orchard.

Black bryony is a twining plant, and can travel spirally up the hazel stems, just as a hop ascends its pole.

Black bryony and woodbine twisted up every available stem, and a knot of blackthorn grew over all.

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