BELLADONNA

belladonna

(noun) an alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna plant that is used medicinally

belladonna, belladonna plant, deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna

(noun) perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

See belladonna.

Proper noun

Belladonna

(uncommon) A female given name.

Etymology

Noun

belladonna (countable and uncountable, plural belladonnas)

A plant, Atropa belladonna, having purple bell-shaped flowers and poisonous black glossy berries.

An alkaloid extracted from this plant, sometimes used medicinally, containing atropine.

Synonyms

• (Atropa belladonna): deadly nightshade

Source: Wiktionary

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Bel`la*don"na, n. Etym: [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 (A. belladonna); the belladonna lily.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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