HyperDic: atropa_belladonna

English > 1 sense of the expression Atropa belladonna:
NOUNplantAtropa belladonna, belladonna, belladonna plant, deadly nightshadeperennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries
English > Atropa belladonna: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningperennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine.
Synonymsbelladonna, belladonna plant, deadly nightshade
Member ofAtropa, genus Atropabelladonna
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishbelladona
CatalanAtropa belladonna, belladona

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