noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative spelling of bryony. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

   "On a sudden a low breath / Of tender air made tremble in the hedge / The fragil bindweed-bells and briony rings; […]"

2. 2
   a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties wordnet

Synonyms

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bryonybryony

Example

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"On a sudden a low breath / Of tender air made tremble in the hedge / The fragil bindweed-bells and briony rings; […]"

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