Feminine

belladonna

Meaning

deadly nightshade, belladonna (Atropa belladonna)

Concepts

Atropa belladonna

Solanum dulcamara

belladonna plant

bittersweet nightshade

poisonous nightshade

Synonyms

Atropa belladonna

Solanum dulcamara

morella rampicante

Translations

Frequency

35k
Hyphenated as
bel‧la‧dòn‧na
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌbɛl.laˈdɔn.na/
Etymology

Interpreted by folk etymology as bella (“beautiful”) + donna (“lady”), from Medieval Latin blādōna (“nightshade”), from Gaulish *blātōnā, blātunā, from Proto-Celtic *blātus (“flower”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₃tus, from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).

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