Belladonna
WordNet
noun
(1) An alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna plant that is used medicinally
(2) Perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine
WiktionaryText
Noun
- a plant, Atropa belladonna, having purple bell-shaped flowers and poisonous black glossy berries; deadly nightshade
- an alkaloid extracted from this plant, sometimes used medicinally, containing atropine
Quotations
- Cathy teetered downstairs on very high heels, her hair swept up in a disintegrating “brioche,” her eyes glistening with belladonna drops. - Edmund White, "My Women" http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/050613fa_fact
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