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Dictionary Results for Bryonia dioica:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

Bryonia dioica
    n 1: bryony having fleshy roots pale green flowers and very
         small red berries; Europe; North Africa; western Asia [syn:
         red bryony, wild hop, Bryonia dioica]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bryonin \Bry"o*nin\, n. (Chem.)
   A bitter principle obtained from the root of the bryony
   (Bryonia alba and Bryonia dioica). It is a white, or
   slightly colored, substance, and is emetic and cathartic.
   [1913 Webster]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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