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bryony
(encz) | bryony,posed n: Zdeněk Brož |
Bryony
(gcide) | 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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bryony
(wn) | bryony
n 1: a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small
flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative
properties [syn: bryony, briony] |
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bryony
(encz) | bryony,posed n: Zdeněk Brož |
polyembryony
(encz) | polyembryony,polyembryonie [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
red bryony
(encz) | red bryony, n: |
white bryony
(encz) | white bryony, n: |
Black bryony
(gcide) | 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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Monembryony
(gcide) | Monembryony \Mon*em"bry*o*ny\, n. [See Mono-, and Embryo.]
(Bot.)
The condition of an ovule having but a single embryo. --
Mon*em`bry*on"ic, a.
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Polyembryony
(gcide) | Polyembryony \Pol`y*em"bry*o*ny\, n. [See Poly-, and
Embryo.] (Bot.)
The production of two or more embryos in one seed, due either
to the existence and fertilization of more than one embryonic
sac or to the origination of embryos outside of the embryonic
sac.
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rough bryony
(gcide) | 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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white bryony
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster] |
black bryony
(wn) | black bryony
n 1: common European twining vine with tuberous roots and
cordate leaves and red berries [syn: black bryony, {black
bindweed}, Tamus communis] |
bryony
(wn) | bryony
n 1: a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small
flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative
properties [syn: bryony, briony] |
red bryony
(wn) | red bryony
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] |
white bryony
(wn) | white bryony
n 1: white-flowered vine having thick roots and bearing small
black berries; Europe to Iran [syn: white bryony,
devil's turnip, Bryonia alba] |
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