Found 2 items, similar to bryonia dioica.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Bryonia dioica
Bryonia dioica
n : bryony having fleshy roots pale green flowers and very small
red berries; Europe; North Africa; western Asia [syn:
red bryony
,
wild hop]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Bryonia dioica
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.
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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.
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Black bryony, a plant (
Tamus communis) so named from its
dark glossy leaves and black root; black bindweed.
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