baneberry

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noun
Definitions
  • A flowering plant of the genus Actaea, also called genus Cimicifuga.
  • The poisonous berry of one of these plants.

Etymology

Compound from English bane + English berry (thrash, beat).

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berry

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thrash, beat

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