| NOUN | plant | briony, bryony | a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties |
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| Meaning | A vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties. | |
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| Synonym | bryony | |
| Member of | genus Bryonia | Climbing perennial herbs |
| Narrower | red bryony, wild hop, Bryonia dioica | bryony having fleshy roots pale green flowers and very small red berries |
| white bryony, devil's turnip, Bryonia alba | white-flowered vine having thick roots and bearing small black berries | |
| Broader | vine | A plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
| Spanish | briony, bryonia | |
| Catalan | briony | |
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