HENBANE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does henbane mean? 

• HENBANE (noun)
  The noun HENBANE has 1 sense:

1. poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamine

  Familiarity information: HENBANE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HENBANE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

black henbane; henbane; Hyoscyamus niger; stinking nightshade

Hypernyms ("henbane" 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 ("henbane" is a member of...):

genus Hyoscyamus; Hyoscyamus (genus of poisonous herbs: henbane)