Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A white intensely bitter principle, a glucoside (C48H80O19) extracted from the root of Bryonia alba and B. dioica. Also spelled brionin, brionine.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A bitter principle obtained from the root of the bryony (
Bryonia alba andBryonia dioica ). It is a white, or slightly colored, substance, and is emetic and cathartic.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry An
emetic substance obtained frombryony root .
Etymologies
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bryony + -in
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Chemically, the plant contains "bryonin," a medicinal substance which is intensely bitter; also malate and phosphate of lime, with gum, starch, and sugar.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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