Definition of bryony Bryony
bry•o•ny
We found 4 definitions of bryony from 4 different sources.
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What does bryony mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: bryonies |
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| bryony - a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties | ||
| briony | ||
| vine a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface | ||
| genus bryonia climbing perennial herbs: bryony | ||
| bryonia alba, devil's turnip, white bryony white-flowered vine having thick roots and bearing small black berries; Europe to Iran | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bryony (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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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bryony
brī′o-ni, n. a wild climbing plant, common in English hedgerows.—Black bryony, a climbing plant similar to bryony in habit and disposition, but which may be readily distinguished by its simple, entire, heart-shaped leaves, which are smooth and somewhat glossy. [L.—Gr. bryōnia.]
Part of speech
🔤- bryony, noun, singular of bryonies.
