belladonna Synonyms
Another word for belladonna
• noun (Context 1)
A poisonous Eurasian perennial herbaceous plant (Atropa belladonna) of the nightshade family (Solanaceae), bearing dull purple bell-shaped flowers and glossy black berries containing toxic tropane alkaloids.
"The herbalist warned the apprentices never to confuse the shiny black berries of deadly nightshade with edible wild fruits."
• noun (Context 2)
A medicinal extract or drug obtained from the leaves and roots of Atropa belladonna, containing atropine and scopolamine, used as an antispasmodic or to dilate the pupils.
"The ophthalmologist administered a dilute solution of atropine to examine the patient's retina."
• noun (Context 3)
A bulbous South African plant (Amaryllis belladonna, the belladonna lily) cultivated for its large, fragrant, funnel-shaped pink or white blossoms that appear on bare stems before the leaves emerge.
"Clusters of pink belladonna lily bloomed along the sunny garden border in late summer."