» briony
Noun (1 meaning)
1. a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties.
briony is a type of:
- vine (noun) - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
types of briony:
- red bryony, wild hop, Bryonia dioica (noun) - bryony having fleshy roots pale green flowers and very small red berries
- white bryony, devil's turnip, Bryonia alba (noun) - white-flowered vine having thick roots and bearing small black berries
briony is a member of:
- genus Bryonia (noun) - climbing perennial herbs: bryony