baneberry

bane·ber·ry  (bnbr)

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.

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baneberry [ˈbeɪnbərɪ]

n pl -ries

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called (Brit) herb Christopher (US) cohosh any ranunculaceous plant of the genus Actaea, esp A. spicata, which has small white flowers and red or white poisonous berries

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a berry of any of these plants

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	baneberry - a poisonous berry of a plant of the genus Actaea cohosh, herb Christopher, baneberry - a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries berry - a small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple (grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry)
	2.	baneberry - a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries cohosh, herb Christopher Actaea, genus Actaea - baneberry baneberry - a poisonous berry of a plant of the genus Actaea Actaea rubra, red baneberry, snakeberry, red-berry, redberry - North American perennial herb with alternately compound leaves and racemes of small white flowers followed by bright red oval poisonous berries Actaea alba, doll's eyes, white baneberry, white bead, white cohosh - North American herb with white poisonous berries poisonous plant - a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism