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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. See belladonna.
- n. See bittersweet nightshade.
Wiktionary
- n. 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.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. (Bot.) a poisonous plant; belladonna. See under Nightshade.
- n. Same as Belladonna (a).
WordNet 3.0
- n. poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America
- n. perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine
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chained_bear See also belladonna; usage on aconite and prussic acid. Jul 6, 2009