Uk English Meaning of henbane
Henbane
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henbane (n)
poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamine
henbane (n.)
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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Henbane
poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamineA plant of the genus Hyoscyamus (H. niger)
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hen yard => hen yard, hen party => Hen night, hen of the woods => Chicken of the woods, hen hawk => Hen harrier, hen harrier => hen harrier,
