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Meanings of Atropa belladonna in English

Russian
бешенная ягода
Portuguese
belladonna
Spanish
belladonna
Catalan
atropa belladonna
Wikidata

Species of toxic flowering plant in the nightshade family.

      Related terms
      бешенная ягода
      Portuguese
      beladona
      Catalan
      belladona

      Perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine.

            beladona
            Usage of Atropa belladonna in English
            1
            Hyoscyamine and scopolamine are two main alkaloids in Atropa belladonna with great medicinal value.
            Pubmed
            2
            Nightshade ( Atropa belladonna) is immediately recognisable for its deep purple fruit and was said to be tended by the Devil himself.
            The Guardian