baneberry

noun

bane·​ber·​ry ˈbān-ˌber-ē How to pronounce baneberry (audio)
: any of several perennial herbs (genus Actaea) of the buttercup family having acrid poisonous berries
also : one of the berries

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Red baneberry (Actaea rubra) is a native woodland plant found in northern America that can be successfully gown in a home garden. Jill Sell, cleveland.com, 13 Aug. 2017

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First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of baneberry was in 1755

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Medical Definition

baneberry

noun
bane·​ber·​ry
ˈbān-ˌber-ē, British often & US sometimes -b(ə-)rē
plural baneberries
1
: the acid poisonous berry of any plant of the genus Actaea
2
: a plant of the genus Actaea

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