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



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