'white bryony' definitions:
Definition of 'white bryony'
(from WordNet)
noun
White-flowered vine having thick roots and bearing small black berries; Europe to Iran [syn: white bryony, devil's turnip, Bryonia alba]
Definition of 'white bryony'
From: GCIDE
- 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 Bryonia alba (rough bryony or white bryony) and of Bryonia dioica is a strong, irritating cathartic. [1913 Webster]
- Black bryony, a plant (Tamus communis) so named from its dark glossy leaves and black root; black bindweed. [1913 Webster]