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GENUS ATROPA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Belladonna
Synonyms:
Atropa; genus Atropa
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Atropa" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Atropa"):
Atropa belladonna; belladonna; belladonna plant; deadly nightshade (perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine)
Holonyms ("genus Atropa" is a member of...):
family Solanaceae; potato family; Solanaceae (large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera Solanum, Atropa, Brugmansia, Capsicum, Datura, Hyoscyamus, Lycopersicon, Nicotiana, Petunia, Physalis, and Solandra)
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