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bryony¹

  • /ˈbɹaɪəni/

Where it comes from

From Middle English brionie, from Latin bryōnia (“bryony”), from Ancient Greek βρυωνία (bruōnía, “bryony”), from βρύω (brúō).

noun bryonies · briony

  1. countable, uncountable A perennial herb of the genus Bryonia, especially the common wild subspecies Bryonia cretica dioica (syn. Bryonia dioica). On a sudden a low breath / Of tender air made tremble in the hedge / The fragil bindweed-bells and briony rings; […]

Bryony²

Where it comes from

From the bryony plant in the 19th century.

proper noun

  1. A female given name from English.

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noun herb of Bryonia

中文瀉根 /泻根 xiègēn
Françaisbrione
DeutschZaunrübe
Italianobrionia
Русскийпересту́пень perestúpenʹ, брио́ния briónija
العربيةفَاشِرَا fāširā

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@misc{bryony_2026,
  title = {bryony},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bryony},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}