About The Word Henbane
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Henbane
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What's The Definition Of Henbane?
[n] poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamine
Synonyms | Synonyms for Henbane: black henbane | Hyoscyamus niger | stinking nightshade Related Terms | Find terms related to Henbane: See Also | genus Hyoscyamus | herb | herbaceous plant | Hyoscyamus Henbane In Webster's Dictionary \Hen"bane`\, n. [Hen + bane.] (Bot.)
A plant of the genus {Hyoscyamus} ({H. niger}). All parts of
the plant are poisonous, and the leaves are used for the same
purposes as belladonna. It is poisonous to domestic fowls;
whence the name. Called also, {stinking nightshade}, from the
fetid odor of the plant. See {Hyoscyamus}.
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