briony

American  

[brahy-uh-nee] / ˈbraɪ ə ni /

noun

plural

brionies

1. a variant of bryony.

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briony British  

/ ˈbraɪənɪ /

noun

1. a variant spelling of bryony

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Example Sentences

This plant, like the red-berried briony of England, is highly ornamental.

From Canadian Crusoes by Traill, Catharine Parr Strickland

Here the hedge is all hung with briony or traveller's joy; there is a burst of wild-roses, pale discs of faintest rose-jacinth, each with a full-seeded heart.

From The Silent Isle by Benson, Arthur Christopher

Other wart-curing plants are the spurge, the poppy, the celandine, the marigold, the briony, and the crowfoot.

From Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore by Taylor, Benjamin

Languid jasmine, scrambling briony, Walls of close-festooning braid, Fling themselves about her, mingling With her wafted looks, waylaid.

From Poems — Volume 1 by Meredith, George

The claspers of briony shoot into the spiral, and lay hold of whatever comes in their way, for support.

From Endless Amusement A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments by Unknown