BELLADONNA PLANT

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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

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Nouns denoting plants

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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