La·dy's seal Bot. (a) The European Solomon's seal (Polygonatum verticillatum). (b) The black bryony (Tamus communis).
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Bry·o·ny n. 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.
Black bryony, a plant (Tamus communis) so named from its dark glossy leaves and black root; black bindweed.
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Tamus communis
n : common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate
leaves and red berries [syn: black bryony, black
bindweed]