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Atropa

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n.1.a genus of plants of the nightshade family, including the belladonna (Atropa belladonna).
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Noun1.AtropaAtropa - belladonna                          
genus Atropa
asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
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
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


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Belladonna is an atropine powder derived from the leaves and roots of Atropa belladonna, a poisonous Eurasian plant popularly known as "deadly nightshade.
The tenacity of error in the treatment of addiction by Lemanski, Michael J. / The Humanist
A plant known as deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna, belongs to a different genus altogether.
Food, drug, or poison? by Fackelmann, Kathy A. / Science News
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