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3 definitions found
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Bry·o·nin
n.
Chem.
A
bitter
principle
obtained
from
the
root
of
the
bryony
(
Bryonia alba
and
Bryonia dioica
).
It
is
a
white
,
or
slightly
colored
,
substance
,
and
is
emetic
and
cathartic
.
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From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Bry·o·ny
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
.
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►
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
Bryonia
dioica
n
:
bryony
having
fleshy
roots
pale
green
flowers
and
very
small
red
berries
;
Europe
;
North
Africa
;
western
Asia
[
syn
: {
red
bryony
,
wild hop
]
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