baneberry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

baneberry baneberries

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *banô Proto-West Germanic *banō Old English bana Middle English bane English bane Middle English berye English berry English baneberry From bane + berry.

Related words

Derived words

white baneberry red baneberry chinaberry
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