bryony

bryony · noun¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromβρυωνία“bryony”
2. Latin · derived frombryōnia“bryony”
3. Middle English · inherited frombrionie
4. English todaybryony

From Middle English brionie, from Latin bryōnia (“bryony”), from Ancient Greek βρυωνία (bruōnía, “bryony”), from βρύω (brúō).

Bryony · proper noun²

From the bryony plant in the 19th century.