baneberry

/ˌbeɪnˈbɛri/

Other forms: baneberries

Definitions of baneberry

1. noun

   a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries
   synonyms: cohosh, herb Christopher

   types:

   Actaea rubra, red baneberry, red-berry, redberry, snakeberry

   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

   type of:

   poisonous plant

   a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism
2. noun

   a poisonous berry of a plant of the genus Actaea
   type of:

   berry

   a small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple (grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry)