ATROPA BELLADONNA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Atropa belladonna mean? 

• ATROPA BELLADONNA (noun)
  The noun ATROPA BELLADONNA has 1 sense:

1. perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine

  Familiarity information: ATROPA BELLADONNA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ATROPA BELLADONNA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Atropa belladonna; belladonna; belladonna plant; deadly nightshade

Hypernyms ("Atropa belladonna" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("Atropa belladonna" is a member of...):

Atropa; genus Atropa (belladonna)

 Context examples 

A synthetically-derived form of the endogenous alkaloid isolated from the plant Atropa belladonna.

(Atropine, NCI Thesaurus)

The sulfate salt of atropine, a naturally-occurring alkaloid isolated from the plant Atropa belladonna.

(Atropine sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)

A belladonna alkaloid derivative and the levorotatory form of racemic atropine isolated from the plants Hyoscyamus niger or Atropa belladonna, which exhibits anticholinergic activity.

(Hyoscyamine, NCI Thesaurus)

The sulfate salt of a belladonna alkaloid derivative and the levorotatory form of racemic atropine isolated from the plants Hyoscyamus niger or Atropa belladonna, which exhibits anticholinergic activity.

(Hyoscyamine Sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)

Used to relieve stomach/intestinal symptoms, menopause (hot flashes, sweats, restlessness, and insomnia), headaches, and tachycardia, Belladona Phenobarbital Ergotamine is a combination of an Atropa belladonna alkaloid, a Claviceps purpurea (Ergotamine) alkaloid, and a synthetic barbiturate.

(Belladonna/Phenobarbital/Ergotamine, NCI Thesaurus)