white bryony

British  

noun

1. Also called: red bryony.  a climbing herbaceous cucurbitaceous plant, Bryonia dioica, of Europe and North Africa, having greenish flowers and red berries See also black bryony bryony

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Example Sentences

As it withers, the many-pointed leaf of the white bryony and the bine as it shrivels, in like manner, do their part.

From Nature Near London by Jefferies, Richard

The white bryony, whose leaf is not unlike that of the grape, has a magical reputation, and the cottage folk believe its root to be a powerful ingredient in love potions, and also poisonous.

From Wild Life in a Southern County by Jefferies, Richard

The white bryony is there also, and its tendrils have fastened on to the hazel, beech and dog-wood, which make up the mass of the hedge. 

From Rustic Sounds and Other Studies in Literature and Natural History by Darwin, Francis, Sir