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Tamus communis

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lady's seal \La"dy's seal"\(Bot.)
   (a) The European Solomon's seal ({Polygonatum
       verticillatum}).
   (b) The black bryony ({Tamus communis}).

Bryony \Bry"o*ny\ (br[imac]"[-o]*n[y^]), n. [L. bryonia, Gr.
   brywni`a, fr. bry`ein to swell, esp. of plants.] (Bot.)
   The common name of several cucurbitaceous plants of the genus
   {Bryonia}. The root of {B. alba} (rough or {white bryony})
   and of {B. dioica} is a strong, irritating cathartic.

   {Black bryony}, a plant ({Tamus communis}) so named from its
      dark glossy leaves and black root; black bindweed.

Source : WordNet®

Tamus communis
     n : common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate
         leaves and red berries [syn: {black bryony}, {black
         bindweed}]
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