baneberry
Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪnb(ə)ri/
noun ( plural baneberries)
- a plant of the buttercup family, which bears fluffy spikes of creamy-white flowers followed by shiny berries, found in north temperate regions.
- Genus Actaea, family Ranunculaceae, especially the common Eurasian A. spicata (also called herb Christopher), with black berries
- the bitter, often poisonous, berry of the baneberry.
