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Definition of Atropa belladonna

Atropa Belladonna
Dwale Dwale, n. [OE. dwale, dwole, deception, deadly nightshade, AS. dwala, dwola, error, doubt; akin to E. dull. See Dull, a.] 1. (Bot.) The deadly nightshade (Atropa Belladonna), having stupefying qualities. 2. (Her.) The tincture sable or black when blazoned according to the fantastic system in which plants are substituted for the tinctures. 3. A sleeping potion; an opiate. --Chaucer.
Atropa belladonna
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 (A. belladonna); the belladonna lily.

Meaning of Atropa belladonna from wikipedia

- Atropa bella-donna, commonly known as deadly nightshade or belladonna, is a toxic perennial herbaceous plant in the nightshade family Solanaceae, which...
- spp., the henbanes). The best-known member of the genus Atropa is deadly nightshade (A. belladonna) – the poisonous plant par excellence in the minds of...
- subspecies A. belladonna ssp. caucasica. Corolla shape: Scopolia carniolica, simple, un-lobed, straight-sided bell / Atropa belladonna urceolate (= urn-shaped)...
- flag or strewing rush, Acorus calamus (aromatic) Belladonna or deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna (virulent poison) Henbane flower Jimsonweed flower...
- depicts an Atropa belladonna with a flower resembling a red button. Its title refers to the 1973 ****anese anime of the same name. Belladonna of Sadness...
- Look up Belladonna or belladonna in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Belladonna or Bella Donna may refer to: Atropa bella-donna, or deadly nightshade...
- term "tropane" comes from a genus in which they are found, Atropa (the belladonna genus). Atropa is named after the Gr**** Fate, Atropos, who cut the thread...
- plants ****ociated with Old World medicine such as Hyoscyamus niger, Atropa belladonna, and Mandragora officinarum. The generic name Datura is taken from...
- Nightshade: Atropa Belladonna". Focus on First Aid (15): 5. Archived from the original on 21 May 2010. Lee MR (March 2007). "Solanaceae IV: Atropa belladonna, deadly...
- mandrake, angel's trumpets, jimsonweed, the sorcerers' tree, and Atropa belladonna (deadly nightshade). It is the levorotary isomer of atropine (third...