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deadly nightshade

deadly nightshade noun: the plant Atropa belladonna, a perennial shrub of the nightshade family that contains high concentrations of the alkaloid atropine which can be deadly if taken in excess.

deadly nightshade: the plant Atropa belladonna, a perennial shrub of the nightshade family that contains high...
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Noun

deadly nightshade (plural deadly nightshades)

  1. The plant Atropa belladonna, a perennial shrub of the nightshade family that contains high concentrations of the alkaloid atropine which can be deadly if taken in excess.
    • Deadly nightshade, henbane, hellebore and mandrakes were of evil reputation[.]1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 157

deadly nightshade meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Persian

deadly nightshade in Tamil

அட்ரோபின் நச்சு கொண்ட தாவரம், தெட்லிநைற்ஷேட்டு

deadly nightshade in Arabic

deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
سِتّ الْحُسْن sitt al-ḥusn, بِلادُونَا bilādūnā, بِيلَادُونَا bīlādūnā

deadly nightshade in Persian

deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
بلادون bellâdon, بلادونا bellâdonâ, شابیزک šâbizak

Synonyms of deadly nightshade

Forms of deadly nightshade

pluraldeadly nightshades

Questions about deadly nightshade

What does deadly nightshade mean?
Deadly nightshade means the plant Atropa belladonna, a perennial shrub of the nightshade family that contains high concentrations of the alkaloid atropine which can be deadly if taken in excess.
What is deadly nightshade in Tamil?
Deadly nightshade in Tamil is அட்ரோபின் நச்சு கொண்ட தாவரம், தெட்லிநைற்ஷேட்டு. See Deadly nightshade meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is deadly nightshade?
Deadly nightshade is a noun.
What is the plural of deadly nightshade?
The plural of deadly nightshade is deadly nightshades.

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