Dictionary Entry
belladonna
belladonna is a 10-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An herbaceous European plant (Atropa belladonna) with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries. The whole plant and its fruit are very poisonous, and the root and leaves are used as powerful medicinal agents. Its properties are largely due to the alkaloid atropine which it contains. Called also deadly nightshade. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
10 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 18 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
An herbaceous European plant (Atropa belladonna) with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries. The whole plant and its fruit are very poisonous, and the root and leaves are used as powerful medicinal agents. Its properties are largely due to the alkaloid atropine which it contains. Called also deadly nightshade.
- 2noun
A species of Amaryllis (A. belladonna); the belladonna lily.
- 3noun
an alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna plant that is used medicinally
- 4noun
perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine
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