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Meaning of BANEBERRY

Pronunciation:  'beyn`beree

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries
  2. [n]  a poisonous berry of a plant of the genus Actaea
 

BANEBERRY is a 9 letter word that starts with B.

 

 Synonyms: cohosh, herb Christopher
 
 See Also: Actaea, Actaea alba, Actaea rubra, baneberry, berry, doll's eyes, genus Actaea, poisonous plant, red baneberry, redberry, snakeberry, white baneberry, white bead, white cohosh

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Bane"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)
A genus {(Act[ae]a)} of plants, of the order
{Ranunculace[ae]}, native in the north temperate zone. The
red or white berries are poisonous.

 

 

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