Bryony

/ˈbraɪəni/ noun

Definition

A climbing plant with small greenish flowers and red berries, common in European hedgerows and historically used in medicine.

Etymology

From Greek 'bryonia' (to swell), named for the plant's ability to grow rapidly. Also called 'wild vine' in traditional herbalism.

Kelly Says

Bryony was so toxic that medieval herbalists feared it—yet it was used to treat everything from gout to leprosy, showing how people once trusted plants they barely understood.

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