HyperDic: stinking_nightshade

English > 1 sense of the expression stinking nightshade:
NOUNplantstinking nightshade, henbane, black henbane, Hyoscyamus nigerpoisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers
English > stinking nightshade: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningpoisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamine.
Synonymshenbane, black henbane, 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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