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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 white bryony
      n : white-flowered vine having thick roots and bearing small
          black berries; Europe to Iran [syn: devil's turnip, Bryonia
           alba]