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BELLADONNA PLANT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine
Synonyms:
Atropa belladonna; belladonna; belladonna plant; deadly nightshade
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("belladonna plant" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("belladonna plant" is a member of...):
Atropa; genus Atropa (belladonna)
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