belladonna.
A plant, Atropa belladonna, having purple bell-shaped flowers and poisonous black glossy berries.
Meaning & usage
A plant, Atropa belladonna, having purple bell-shaped flowers and poisonous black glossy berries.
An alkaloid extracted from this plant, sometimes used medicinally, containing atropine.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Italian belladonna (altered by folk etymology: bella donna (“beautiful lady”)) from Medieval Latin blādōna (“nightshade”), of Gaulish origin. The folk etymology was motivated by the cosmetic use of nightshade for dilating the eyes.
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