Definition
brionies
noun
- Plural of briony; climbing or trailing plants of the gourd family, native to Europe and Africa, with greenish flowers and red or black berries.
Usage: Also spelled 'brinies' in some contexts; Refers to plants of genus Bryonia
Examples
- The garden was overgrown with wild brionies that had wound around the fence.
- Brionies are traditional climbing plants found in European hedgerows.
- The red berries of brionies are toxic and should not be eaten.
- Medieval herbalists documented the properties of various brionies in their manuscripts.