baneberry

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noun

A flowering plant of the genus Actaea (syn. Cimicifuga).

Similar
cohoshherb Christopher
OriginEnglish berry ← Middle English berie ← Old English berġe →
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Meanings

nounbaneberry (plural baneberries)

plural baneberries

  1. A flowering plant of the genus Actaea (syn. Cimicifuga).
  2. The poisonous berry of one of these plants.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries

Similar
cohoshherb Christopher
Broader
poisonous plant
Also see
cohoshherb christophernecklaceweed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*banô
  2. Proto-West Germanic*banō
  3. Old Englishbana
  4. Middle Englishbane
  5. Englishbane
  6. Proto-Germanic*bazją
  7. Proto-West Germanic*baʀi
  8. Old Englishberġe
  9. Middle Englishberie
  10. Englishberry
  11. Englishbaneberry

From bane + berry.

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Translations

Bulgarian ресник
  • ресник (resnik)plant
Esperanto akteo
  • akteoplant
Finnish konnanmarja, kimikki
  • konnanmarjaplant
  • kimikkiplant
  • konnanmarjaberry
German Christophskraut
  • Christophskrautplant
Greek ακταία
  • ακταία (aktaía)plant
Latin actaea
  • actaeaberry
Polish czerniec, czerniec
  • czerniecplant
  • czerniecberry
Russian вороне́ц
  • вороне́ц (voronéc)plant
Turkish domuz üzümü, domuz üzümü
  • domuz üzümüplant
  • domuz üzümüberry

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

baneberry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baneberry

MLA

“baneberry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baneberry. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baneberry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baneberry.

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