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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 belladonna, commonly known as belladonna or deadly nightshade, 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...
- Atropa baetica, commonly known as the Andalusian belladonna, is one of Europe's rarest wildflowers. A close relative of the infamous deadly nightshade...
- Look up Belladonna or belladonna in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Belladonna or Bella Donna may refer to: Atropa belladonna, or deadly nightshade Amaryllis...
- flag or strewing rush, Acorus calamus (aromatic) Belladonna or deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna (virulent poison) Henbane flower Jimsonweed flower...
- subspecies A. belladonna ssp. caucasica. Corolla shape: Scopolia carniolica, simple, un-lobed, straight-sided bell / Atropa belladonna urceolate (= urn-shaped)...
- Jesuit priest and botanist,. The Latin specific epithet of belladonna refers Atropa belladonna (or commonly known as 'deadly nightshade'), another Solanaceae...
- sources of psychoactive alkaloids, Datura, Mandragora (mandrake), and Atropa belladonna (deadly nightshade). Certain species are widely known for their medicinal...
- Atropa a****inata, also known as maitbrand or Indian belladonna, is a close relative of deadly nightshade of Europe and North Africa and, like it, is an...
- 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...