A plant genus of the family CUCURBITACEAE that is the source of bryodin 1 (a ribosome-inactivating protein).
Hydragogue cathartic root.
Root of Bryonia alba: very active poison, medicinal in various diseases.
Bryony; a genus of cucurbitaceous plants.
The root of B. alba and of B. dioica. Bryony is an active purgative. [Gr.]