HyperDic: black_henbane

English > 1 sense of the expression black henbane:
NOUNplantblack henbane, henbane, stinking nightshade, Hyoscyamus nigerpoisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers
English > black henbane: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningpoisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamine.
Synonymshenbane, stinking nightshade, Hyoscyamus niger
Member ofHyoscyamus, genus Hyoscyamusgenus of poisonous herbs
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishbeleño, beleño negro
CatalanHyoscyamus niger, jusquiam, jusquiam negre

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