name
Meaning 1
A female given name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
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Standard Lemma guide
belladonna
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General-American: /ˌbɛləˈdɑnə/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌbɛləˈdɒnə/
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rhymes with -ɒnə
noun
Meaning 2
A plant, Atropa belladonna, having purple bell-shaped flowers and poisonous black glossy berries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
An alkaloid extracted from this plant, sometimes used medicinally, containing atropine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
an alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna plant that is used medicinally
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: atropine
noun
Meaning 5
perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: belladonna plant, deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna
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Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
History
Etymology
See belladonna.
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.