English noun: belladonna | |||
1. | belladonna (plant) perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine | ||
Synonyms | Atropa belladonna, belladonna plant, deadly nightshade | ||
Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant | ||
Member meronym | Atropa, genus Atropa | ||
2. | belladonna (artifact) an alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna plant that is used medicinally | ||
Broader (hypernym) | atropine | ||