Meaning of bryony | Babel Free
/ˈbɹaɪəni/Definitions
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A perennial herb of the genus Bryonia, especially the common wild subspecies Bryonia cretica dioica (syn. Bryonia dioica). countable, uncountable
- A female given name from English.
Equivalents
Examples
“On a sudden a low breath / Of tender air made tremble in the hedge / The fragil bindweed-bells and briony rings; […]”
“I cycled the three miles each morning between hedges draped with spangled cobwebs and berried bryony.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.