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Meanings of henbane in английском

каталонский
jusquiam negre
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Poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamine.

        jusquiam negre
        Usage of henbane in английском
        1
        Like henbane, it is often seen on rubbish-heaps and in old brickfields.
        The Naturalist on the Thames
        2
        Asphalt from the street, leaves of henbane, datura, dried nightshade, and myrrh.
        Down There
        3
        Only take care, some of the henbane flowers have slipped into my crown.
        The Lock and Key Library: the Most Interesting Stories of All Na...
        4
        Take a glassful of Paris green mixed with some delightful henbane.
        The Wedding Ring / A Series of Discourses for Husbands and Wives...
        5
        Then Mr. Slope's successes were henbane to Dr. Grantly, and Mrs.
        Barchester Towers
        6
        In the Middle Ages henbane was added to beer to enhance its intoxicating effects.
        Wicked plants
        7
        For this purpose a mixture of opium, mandragora, and henbane is to be used.
        A History of Science — Volume 2
        8
        Nightshade, henbane and mandrake are some of the most toxic plants in the family Solanaceae.
        The Guardian
        9
        Here are the henbane, the sow-thistle, the wild cucumber.
        Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series
        10
        Yes, you have dropped them like henbane in my ears, and circumstances have strengthened them.
        Plays: the Father; Countess Julie; the Outlaw; the Stronger
        11
        To see the future more clearly, use black henbane.
        The Book of Life
        12
        Fatur cites several cases involving angry behavior associated with plants related to henbane, containing the same alkaloids.
        Wired
        13
        Braids of garlic and henbane hung beside doorways with other herbs and dried plants he couldn't name.
        Sister of the dead
        14
        A "sopoforific sponge" would be soaked in the juices of henbane, opium poppy, and mandrake.
        Wicked plants
        15
        This is not pennyroyal, it is henbane!
        The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
        16
        It can knock out someone for 24 hours, and in rare cases henbane can lead to respiratory failure.
        Wired
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        каталонский
        jusquiam negrejusquiam
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