bryony Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Bry"o*ny noun
Etymology
L. bryonia, Gr. , fr. to swell, esp. of plants.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The common name of several cucurbitaceous plants of the genus Bryonia. The root of B. alba (rough or white bryony) and of B. dioica is a strong, irritating cathartic.

Webster 1913