belladonna

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English - Turkish
güzelavratotu
belladon
belladonna lily nergis zambağı
ilaç
Amaryllis belladonna
bu bitkiden çıkarılan zehirli ilaç
i., bot. güzelavratotu, belladonna
{i} belladonna
(Tıp) Güzelavrat otu (Atropa bellodonna)'nın kurutulmuş yapraları, güçlü bir antispazmodik etkisi vardır
Atropa belladonna

Related Terms

belladonna lily
nergis zambağı
amaryllis belladonna
belladonna zambağı
Turkish - Turkish
Güzel avrat otu
Güzelavrat otu
English - English
a plant, Atropa belladonna, having purple bell-shaped flowers and poisonous black glossy berries; deadly nightshade
an alkaloid extracted from this plant, sometimes used medicinally, containing atropine
an alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna herb that is used medicinally
Tall, bushy, herbaceous plant, the deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna), of the nightshade family; also, the crude drug consisting of its dried leaves or roots. The plant is a native of wooded or waste areas in central and southern Eurasia. It has dull green leaves, violet or greenish flowers, shiny black berries about the size of cherries, and a large, tapering root. Belladonna is highly poisonous and is cultivated for medicinal substances (alkaloids) that are derived from the crude drug and used in sedatives, stimulants, and antispasmodics. Because of toxicity and undesirable side effects, however, these substances are being replaced by synthetic drugs
Called also deadly nightshade
The whole plant and its fruit are very poisonous, and the root and leaves are used as powerful medicinal agents
an alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna herb that is used medicinally perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine
belladonna; the belladonna lily
Its properties are largely due to the alkaloid atropine which it contains
A species of Amaryllis A
perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine
{i} poisonous plant with dark purple berries (also deadly nightshade)
An herbaceous European plant (Atropa belladonna) with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries
atropa

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belladonna alkaloids
A group of alkaloids, including atropine and scopolamine, found in plants such as belladonna and jimsonweed. They are used in medicine to dilate the pupils of the eyes, dry respiratory passages, prevent motion sickness, and relieve cramping of the intestines and bladder
belladonna lily
A bulbous, perennial southern African herb (Amaryllis belladonna) having showy umbels of large trumpet-shaped flowers that appear in the fall after the spring leaves die back. Also called amaryllis
belladonna lily
amaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant white or rose flowers
Turkish - English
poisonous plant with dark purple berries
belladonna, deadly nightshade
belladonna
belladonna

    Hyphenation

    bel·la·don·na

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ "be-l&-'dä-n& ] (noun.) 1597. From Italian bella donna, literally 'beautiful lady', altered by folk etymology from Medieval Latin bladona 'nightshade', from Gaulish. The folk etymology was motivated by the cosmetic use of nightshade for dilating the eyes.
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