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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bryony \Bry"o*ny\ (br[imac]"[-o]*n[y^]), n. [L. bryonia, Gr brywni`a, fr bry`ein to swell, esp. of plants.] (Bot.) 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. {Black bryony}, a plant ({Tamus communis}) so named from its dark glossy leaves and black root; black bindweed. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bryony n : a tendril-bearing vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties [syn: {briony}]
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