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death's herb

death's herb noun: the deadly nightshade.

Noun

death's herb (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The deadly nightshade.
    • The Deadly Nightshade, popularly called the “Death's Herb,” is one of the most poisonous of our wild flowers, and from its stupefying qualities it has been termed “Dwale.”1881 July 2, “Flower Lore: July”, in Gardeners Chronicle & New Horticulturist, page 6

Questions about death's herb

What does death's herb mean?
Death's herb means the deadly nightshade.
What part of speech is death's herb?
Death's herb is a noun.

Words near death's herb in the dictionary

  1. death zone
  2. death zones
  3. death's head
  4. death's head moth
  5. death's heads
  6. death's herb
  7. death's-head
  8. death's-head hawkmoth
  9. death's-head hawkmoths
  10. death's-heads
  11. death-bearing

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