NOUN | plant | stinking nightshade, henbane, black henbane, Hyoscyamus niger | poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers |
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Meaning | poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamine. | |
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Synonyms | henbane, black henbane, Hyoscyamus niger | |
Member of | Hyoscyamus, genus Hyoscyamus | genus of poisonous herbs |
Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
Spanish | beleño, beleño negro | |
Catalan | Hyoscyamus niger, jusquiam, jusquiam negre |
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