cowbind

cowbind
cowbind [kou′bīnd΄]
n.
either of two poisonous, climbing bryonies (Bryonia alba or B. dioica) with black or red berries and fleshy roots formerly used in medicine as a cathartic

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  • cowbind — [kou′bīnd΄] n. either of two poisonous, climbing bryonies (Bryonia alba or B. dioica) with black or red berries and fleshy roots formerly used in medicine as a cathartic …   English World dictionary

  • cowbind — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: cow (I) + bind (bine) : a white bryony (Bryonia alba) …   Useful english dictionary

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