Belladonna - Definition
belladonna
n 1: perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers
and shining black berries; extensively grown in United
States; roots and leaves yield atropine [syn: belladonna,
belladonna plant, deadly nightshade, Atropa
belladonna]
2: an alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna
plant that is used medicinally
