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