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HYOSCYAMUS MUTICUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Hyoscyamus muticus mean? 

HYOSCYAMUS MUTICUS (noun)
  The noun HYOSCYAMUS MUTICUS has 1 sense:

1. poisonous herb whose leaves are a source of hyoscyamineplay

  Familiarity information: HYOSCYAMUS MUTICUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HYOSCYAMUS MUTICUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Poisonous herb whose leaves are a source of hyoscyamine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Egyptian henbane; Hyoscyamus muticus

Hypernyms ("Hyoscyamus muticus" 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 ("Hyoscyamus muticus" is a member of...):

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


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