belladonna
n 1: perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers
and shining black berries; extensively grown in United
States; roots and leaves yield atropine [syn: {belladonna},
{belladonna plant}, {deadly nightshade}, {Atropa
belladonna}]
2: an alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna
plant that is used medicinally
Atropa \Atropa\ n.
a genus of plants of the nightshade family, including the
{belladonna} ({Atropa belladonna}).
Syn: genus {Atropa}.
[WordNet 1.5]
Belladonna \Bel`la*don"na\, n. [It., literally fine lady; bella
beautiful + donna lady.] (Bot.)
(a) An herbaceous European plant ({Atropa belladonna}) with
reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries.
The whole plant and its fruit are very poisonous, and the
root and leaves are used as powerful medicinal agents.
Its properties are largely due to the alkaloid atropine
which it contains. Called also {deadly nightshade}.
(b) A species of {Amaryllis} ({Amaryllis belladonna}); the
belladonna lily.
[1913 Webster]
BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly
poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two
tongues.
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