belladonna
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) A plant, Atropa belladonna, having purple bell-shaped flowers and poisonous black glossy berries.
- (countable, uncountable) An alkaloid extracted from this plant, sometimes used medicinally, containing atropine.
Synonyms
Atropa belladonna
belladonna plant
deadly night-shade
herba belladonnae
devil’s cherry
Translations
belladone
belladona
belladonna
beladona
belladona
Belladonna
Atropa belladonna
بلادوناFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌbɛləˈdɑnə/
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian belladonna (altered by folk etymology: bella donna (“beautiful lady”)) from Medieval Latin blādōna (“nightshade”), of Gaulish origin. The folk etymology was motivated by the cosmetic use of nightshade for dilating the eyes.
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