briony

[ brahy-uh-nee ]
/ ˈbraɪ ə ni /

noun, plural bri·o·nies.

bryony.

Words nearby briony

brinton, briny, brio, brioche, briolette, briony, briquet, briquet's syndrome, briquette, bris, brisance

Definition for briony (2 of 2)

bryony

or bri·o·ny

[ brahy-uh-nee ]
/ ˈbraɪ ə ni /

noun, plural bry·o·nies.

any Old World vine or climbing plant belonging to the genus Bryonia, of the gourd family, yielding acrid juice having emetic and purgative properties.

Origin of bryony

before 1000; Middle English brionie, Old English bryōnia < Latin < Greek: a wild vine

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British Dictionary definitions for briony (1 of 2)

briony
/ (ˈbraɪənɪ) /

noun plural -nies

a variant spelling of bryony

British Dictionary definitions for briony (2 of 2)

bryony

briony

/ (ˈbraɪənɪ) /

noun plural -nies

any of several herbaceous climbing plants of the cucurbitaceous genus Bryonia, of Europe and N Africa See also black bryony, white bryony

Word Origin for bryony

Old English bryōnia, from Latin, from Greek bruōnia