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Atropa belladonna

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Noun1.Atropa belladonnaAtropa belladonna - perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine
belladonna, belladonna plant, deadly nightshade
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
Atropa, genus Atropa - belladonna


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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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