Kalmar "bryony" tana nufin suna, musamman tsire-tsire na dangin Bryonia, wanda ke cikin dangin kokwamba (Cucurbitaceae). Tsire-tsire na Bryony galibi suna hawan kurangar inabi tare da manyan ganye masu siffar zuciya da ƙananan furanni masu launin kore-fari. Hakanan ana iya amfani da kalmar "bryony" don bayyana tushen waɗannan tsire-tsire, waɗanda galibi ana amfani da su a cikin magungunan gargajiya da na ganye. Ana samun tsire-tsire na Bryony a yankuna daban-daban na duniya kuma an san su da tagwaye mai tushe da ƙwanƙwasa, waɗanda ke ba su damar hawa da haɗawa da wasu tsirrai ko tsarin.