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bane⋅ber⋅ry

  [beyn-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
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–noun, plural -ries.
1. any plant belonging to the genus Actaea, of the buttercup family, having large compound leaves, spikes of small white flowers, and poisonous red or white berries.
2. the berry of such a plant.
Origin:
1745–55; bane + berry
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bane·ber·ry   (bān'běr'ē)   
n.  

  1. Any of several perennial herbs of the genus Actaea, native to northern temperate regions, having terminal clusters of red, white, or blackish berries.

  2. The poisonous berry of a plant of this genus.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bane·ber·ry
Pronunciation: 'bAn-"ber-E, Brit often & US sometimes -b(&-)rE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ber·ries
1 : the acid poisonous berry of any plant of the genus Actaea
2 : a plant of the genus Actaea
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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baneberry

any of about eight species of perennial herbaceous plants constituting the genus Actaea of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae); they are all native to North Temperate Zone woodlands.

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