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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


SynonymsAtropa belladonna, belladonna plant, deadly nightshade


Broader (hypernym)herb, herbaceous plant


Member meronymAtropa, genus Atropa

2. belladonna (artifact) an alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna plant that is used medicinally


Broader (hypernym)atropine









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