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deadly nightshade

belladonna (sense )
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deadly nightshade

noun

  1. See belladonna.
  2. See bittersweet nightshade.
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Noun

(plural deadly nightshades)

  1. The plant Atropa belladonna, a perennial shrub of the nightshade family that contains high concentrations of the alkaloid atropine which can be deadly if taken in excess.
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