BANEBERRY
baneberry, cohosh, herb Christopher
(noun) a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries
baneberry
(noun) a poisonous berry of a plant of the genus Actaea
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
baneberry (plural baneberries)
A flowering plant of the genus Actaea, also called genus Cimicifuga.
The poisonous berry of one of these plants.
Source: Wiktionary
Bane"ber`ry, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus (Actæa) of plants, of the order Ranunculaceæ, native in
the north temperate zone. The red or white berries are poisonous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition