BRIONY

bryony, briony

(noun) a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

briony (countable and uncountable, plural brionies)

Alternative form of bryony

Source: Wiktionary


Bri"o*ny, n.

Definition: See Bryony. Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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