(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:15:54

Bry"o*nin (?), n. Chem.

A bitter principle obtained from the root of the bryony (Bryonia alba and B. dioica). It is a white, or slightly colored, substance, and is emetic and cathartic.

 

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