Definition of Black bryony

1. Noun. Common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries.

Exact synonyms: Black Bindweed, Tamus Communis
Group relationships: Genus Tamus, Tamus
Generic synonyms: Vine

Lexicographical Neighbors of Black Bryony

black belt
black belts
black bile
black bindweed
black birch
black bloc
black bodies
black body
black book
black box
black box warning
black boxes
black bread
black bream
black brotus
black bryony (current term)
black buck
black buffalo
black cab
black caiman
black cake
black calla
black caraway
black card
black cardamom
black cards
black carpet beetle
black carpet beetles
black cat
black cataract

Literary usage of Black bryony

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Poisons: Their Effects and Detection by Alexander Wynter Blyth (1895)
"The black bryony.—Tamus communi», the black bryony, a common plant by the wayside, flowering in May and June, possesses poisonous berries, which have been ..."

2. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1885)
"The young shoots of the black bryony, according to Balfour, are occasionally used as ... The root of the black bryony was similarly used as a purgative. ..."

3. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and by Philip Miller (1754)
"black bryony of ... black bryony, with a Root refem- bling ... Smaller branching American black bryony. 5. ..."

4. Poisons: Their Effects and Detection by Alexander Wynter Blyth (1895)
"The black bryony.—Tamus communi», the black bryony, a common plant by the wayside, flowering in May and June, possesses poisonous berries, which have been ..."

5. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1885)
"The young shoots of the black bryony, according to Balfour, are occasionally used as ... The root of the black bryony was similarly used as a purgative. ..."

6. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and by Philip Miller (1754)
"black bryony of ... black bryony, with a Root refem- bling ... Smaller branching American black bryony. 5. ..."

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