bane|ber|ry

bane|ber|ry
bane|ber|ry «BAYN BEHR ee, -buhr-», noun, plural -ries.
1. any one of a genus of herbs of the crowfoot family that have spikes of small, white flowers and clusters of white or red, poisonous berries; cohosh.
2. one of these berries.

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