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henbane
(encz) | henbane, n: |
Henbane
(gcide) | Henbane \Hen"bane`\, n. [Hen + bane.] (Bot.)
A plant of the genus Hyoscyamus (Hyoscyamus niger). All
parts of the plant are poisonous, and the leaves are used for
the same purposes as belladonna. It is poisonous to domestic
fowls; whence the name. Called also, stinking nightshade,
from the fetid odor of the plant. See Hyoscyamus.
[1913 Webster] |
henbane
(wn) | henbane
n 1: poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves
and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and
scopolamine [syn: henbane, black henbane, {stinking
nightshade}, Hyoscyamus niger] |
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yellow henbane
(encz) | yellow henbane, n: |
Henbane
(gcide) | Henbane \Hen"bane`\, n. [Hen + bane.] (Bot.)
A plant of the genus Hyoscyamus (Hyoscyamus niger). All
parts of the plant are poisonous, and the leaves are used for
the same purposes as belladonna. It is poisonous to domestic
fowls; whence the name. Called also, stinking nightshade,
from the fetid odor of the plant. See Hyoscyamus.
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black henbane
(wn) | black henbane
n 1: poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves
and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and
scopolamine [syn: henbane, black henbane, {stinking
nightshade}, Hyoscyamus niger] |
egyptian henbane
(wn) | Egyptian henbane
n 1: poisonous herb whose leaves are a source of hyoscyamine
[syn: Egyptian henbane, Hyoscyamus muticus] |
yellow henbane
(wn) | yellow henbane
n 1: found on sea beaches from Virginia to South America having
greenish-yellow flowers and orange or yellow berries [syn:
yellow henbane, Physalis viscosa] |
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