English noun: bryony | |||
1. | bryony (plant) a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties | ||
Synonyms | briony | ||
Broader (hypernym) | vine | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Bryonia alba, Bryonia dioica, devil's turnip, red bryony, white bryony, wild hop | ||
Member meronym | genus Bryonia | ||