"belladonna" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌbɛləˈdɑnə/ [General-American], /ˌbɛləˈdɒnə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-belladonna.wav Forms: belladonnas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒnə Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰleh₃-}}, {{bor|en|it|belladonna}} Italian belladonna, {{der|en|ML.|blādōna||nightshade}} Medieval Latin blādōna (“nightshade”), {{der|en|cel-gau|-}} Gaulish Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} belladonna (countable and uncountable, plural belladonnas)
  1. A plant, Atropa belladonna, having purple bell-shaped flowers and poisonous black glossy berries. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Nightshades Synonyms (Atropa belladonna): deadly nightshade
    Sense id: en-belladonna-en-noun-nehZD7I2 Disambiguation of Nightshades: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of 'Atropa belladonna': 93 7
  2. An alkaloid extracted from this plant, sometimes used medicinally, containing atropine. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Nightshades
    Sense id: en-belladonna-en-noun-Pdh93Miz Disambiguation of Nightshades: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: belladonna lily, belladonnized, belladonized, Belladonna mottle virus

Inflected forms

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