belladonna
noun
- a poisonous European plant (Atropa belladonna) of the nightshade family, with purplish or reddish bell-shaped flowers and shiny black berries; deadly nightshade: it is a source of atropine
- atropine
See belladonna in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(bĕlˌə-dŏnˈə)
noun- A poisonous Eurasian perennial herb (Atropa belladonna) having usually solitary, nodding, purplish-brown, bell-shaped flowers and glossy black berries. Also called deadly nightshade.
- An alkaloidal extract or tincture derived from this plant and used in medicine.
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