bryony
part of speech
noun (bryony, uncountable; a bryony, bryonies); proper noun (Bryony — a girl's name)
meaning for a pupil
1) Bryony is a climbing plant found in hedges in Britain and Europe; there are two kinds, white bryony and black bryony, both with shiny red berries in autumn. tree →
2) Bryony is also a girl's name (a name). tree →
sense in the lessons
In nature and safety lessons bryony is important because all parts of it, especially the red berries and the roots, are poisonous; children should never eat wild berries without an adult who knows plants. It climbs by curly tendrils (white bryony) or by twisting stems (black bryony). Phrases: white bryony, black bryony.
examples
- Bryony climbed all over the hedge by the lane. tree →
- The bright red berries of bryony are poisonous. tree →
- Never eat hedge berries like bryony. tree →
- White bryony holds on with curly tendrils. tree →
- In autumn the bryony berries hung like red beads. tree →
- Bryony is the name of the girl who sits next to me. tree →
- The teacher pointed out bryony on our nature walk and warned us not to touch it. tree →
note
Pronounced BRY-uh-nee. The plant is usually small b; the name has a capital B. The two bryonies are not closely related, despite their names.
Trees and pragmatics
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