Atropa belladonna

Atropa belladonna
Belladonna Bel`la*don"na, n. [It., literally fine lady; bella beautiful + donna lady.] (Bot.) (a) An herbaceous European plant ({Atropa belladonna}) with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries. The whole plant and its fruit are very poisonous, and the root and leaves are used as powerful medicinal agents. Its properties are largely due to the alkaloid atropine which it contains. Called also {deadly nightshade}. (b) A species of {Amaryllis} ({Amaryllis belladonna}); the belladonna lily. [1913 Webster]

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  • Atropa belladonna — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Belladona» redirige aquí. Para otras acepciones, véase Belladona (desambiguación). ? Belladona …   Wikipedia Español

  • Atropa belladonna — Atropa Atropa n. a genus of plants of the nightshade family, including the {belladonna} ({Atropa belladonna}). Syn: genus {Atropa}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Atropa Belladonna L. — Atropa Belladonna L., Tollkirsche, Wolfskirsche, Wuthbeere. Unstreitig die gefährlichste unter unseren wildwachsenden Giftpflanzen, namentlich für Kinder, weil dieselbe häufig vorkommt, besonders in lichtgestellten Waldungen und jungen Schlägen,… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Atropa belladonna — This article is about the plant commonly called Deadly nightshade . for the women s musical group, see The Deadly Nightshade. Deadly nightshade Illustration from Köhler s Medicinal Plants 1887 …   Wikipedia

  • Atropa belladonna — Schwarze Tollkirsche Schwarze Tollkirsche (Atropa belladonna), Illustration Systematik Klasse …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Atropa belladonna — Belladone Pour les articles homonymes, voir Belladonna (homonymie) …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • Atropa belladonna — Death s herb Death s herb , n. The deadly nightshade ({Atropa belladonna}). Dr. Prior. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Atropa belladonna — Atropine At ro*pine, n. [Gr. ? inflexible; hence ? ?, one of the three Parc[ae]; a priv. + ? to turn.] (Chem.) A poisonous, white, crystallizable alkaloid, extracted from the {Atropa belladonna}, or deadly nightshade, and the {Datura Stramonium} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Atropa Belladonna — Dwale Dwale, n. [OE. dwale, dwole, deception, deadly nightshade, AS. dwala, dwola, error, doubt; akin to E. dull. See {Dull}, a.] 1. (Bot.) The deadly nightshade ({Atropa Belladonna}), having stupefying qualities. [1913 Webster] 2. (Her.) The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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