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Related topics: Plants, Drugs, medicinesbel·la·don·na /ˌbeləˈdɒnə $ -ˈdɑːnə/ noun [uncountable] 1. HBPa poisonous plant 颠茄〔一种有毒的植物〕 SYN deadly nightshade2. MDa substance from this plant, used as a drug 〔用作药物的〕颠茄剂Examples from the Corpusbelladonna• The paths are bordered with many trees and shrubs as well as hydrangeas, agapanthus and belladonna lilies.• In the first case the remedy would be belladonna and in the second, aconite.• You do sell red arsenic, nightshade, belladonna, and other deadly potions to those who are prepared to pay.• One can get alcoholic extract of belladonna quite easily.• If atropine it was, it was easily obtainable in extract of belladonna.• This wasn't me, I hasten to add, but the pill, which was based on belladonna.Origin belladonna (1700-1800) Italian “beautiful lady”; because it was used in cosmeticsbel·la·don·na nounChineseSyllable poisonous Corpus plant a |