n 1  cap  :  a small genus of perennial Old World tendril-bearing vines (family Cucurbitaceae) having large leaves, small flowers, and red or black fruit - see BRYONY   2  :  the dried root of a bryony (Bryonia alba or B. dioica) used as a cathartic .
 
 
 
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