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• noun (Context 1)
A highly poisonous herbaceous plant (Atropa belladonna) of the nightshade family, native to Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia, noted for its dull purple flowers, toxic shiny black berries, and the presence of potent tropane alkaloids.
Usage Example
"The apothecary carefully harvested the leaves of the nightshade, knowing that even a small miscalculation in dosage could prove fatal."
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nightshade
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• noun (Context 2)
A medicinal extract or preparation derived from the leaves or roots of the belladonna plant, historically used as a cosmetic to dilate the pupils and medically to relieve muscle spasms.
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"The 19th-century physician prescribed a mild tincture of atropine to help alleviate the patient's severe intestinal cramping."
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atropine
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