| NOUN | plant | belladonna, belladonna plant, deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna | perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries |
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| artifact | belladonna | an alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna plant that is used medicinally |
| Meaning | perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine. | |
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| Synonyms | belladonna plant, deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna | |
| Member of | Atropa, genus Atropa | belladonna |
| Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
| Spanish | belladona | |
| Catalan | Atropa belladonna, belladona | |
| Meaning | An alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna plant that is used medicinally. | |
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| Broader | atropine | A poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family |
| Spanish | belladona | |
| Catalan | belladona | |
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