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bryony Definition


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bryony
noun bryonies
    1. A perennial climbing plant, related to the yam, which has heart-shaped or three-lobed glossy green leaves, and tiny yellowish-green flowers followed by bright-red highly poisonous berries.
      Form: black bryony (also)
    2. A perennial climbing plant, related to the pumpkin, which has lobed leaves and greenish-white flowers followed by bright-red highly poisonous berries.
      Form: white bryony (also)
Etymology: 14c: from Latin bryonia.



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