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baneberry

ba·ne·berry

uncommon

noun

1.

a poisonous berry of a plant of the genus Actaea

2.

a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries

Origin

From bane + berry.

Phrases

  • red baneberry
  • white baneberry

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