deadly nightshade

noun

1. belladonna ( def 1 ).

deadly nightshade

noun

1. a poisonous Eurasian solanaceous plant, Atropa belladonna, having dull purple bell-shaped flowers and small very poisonous black berries Also calledbelladonnadwale

Word History and Origins

Origin of deadly nightshade¹

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

An alkaloid discovered by Brandes in atropa belladonna or deadly nightshade.

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From these grounds men have expelled the poison ivy, the deadly nightshade, all burdocks and thistles.

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At his words the creature vanished from before him; and on the spot where she had stood he saw an ugly bush of deadly nightshade.

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Did you wish to remove a troublesome rival or an elder brother, you treated him to a dose of deadly nightshade.

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Stupid little thing's been eating Deadly Nightshade again, I suppose.

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