bryonia

bry·o·nia

noun \brī-ˈō-nē-ə\

Definition of BRYONIA

1

capitalized : a small genus of perennial Old World tendril-bearing vines (family Cucurbitaceae) with red or black fruit—see bryony

2

: the dried root of a bryony (Bryonia alba or B. dioica) used as a cathartic