Bryony n. (Bot.) The common name of several cucurbitaceous plants of the genus Bryonia. The root of Bryonia alba (rough bryony or white bryony) and of Bryonia dioica is a strong, irritating cathartic.
Black bryony, a plant (Tamus communis) so named from its dark glossy leaves and black root; black bindweed.
... lanes, from bough to bough Like tissue woven in a fairy loom; And crimson-berried bryony garlands glow ... — Some Private Views • James Payn Read full book for free!
... it is fair: The kindly green and rounded trunks, that meet Under the soil with twinings of their feet And in the sky with twinings of their arms: The yellow stools: the still ungathered charms Of berry, woodland herb, and bryony, And mid-wood's ... — Georgian Poetry 1920-22 • Various Read full book for free!
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