Meaning

1 senses
  1. The plant Atropa belladonna, a perennial shrub of the nightshade family that contains high concentrations of the alkaloid atropine which can be deadly if taken in excess.

    schwarze Tollkirsche, Tollkirsche

    белладо́ннаbɛlladónna, краса́вкаkrasávka

    белладо́ннаbelladónna

More definitions
  • perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine
  • poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Where can I buy a deadly nightshade plant?

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  2. It's a deadly nightshade.

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  3. That's a deadly nightshade.

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  4. What's a deadly nightshade?

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Translations

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Deutsch
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deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna:

Forms

plural: deadly nightshades

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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