ATROPA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Atropa mean? 

• ATROPA (noun)
  The noun ATROPA has 1 sense:

1. belladonna

  Familiarity information: ATROPA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ATROPA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Belladonna

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Atropa; genus Atropa

Hypernyms ("Atropa" is a kind of...):

asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)

Meronyms (members of "Atropa"):

Atropa belladonna; belladonna; belladonna plant; deadly nightshade (perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine)

Holonyms ("Atropa" is a member of...):

family Solanaceae; potato family; Solanaceae (large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera Solanum, Atropa, Brugmansia, Capsicum, Datura, Hyoscyamus, Lycopersicon, Nicotiana, Petunia, Physalis, and Solandra)

 Context examples 

A synthetically-derived form of the endogenous alkaloid isolated from the plant Atropa belladonna.

(Atropine, NCI Thesaurus)

The sulfate salt of atropine, a naturally-occurring alkaloid isolated from the plant Atropa belladonna.

(Atropine sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)

A belladonna alkaloid derivative and the levorotatory form of racemic atropine isolated from the plants Hyoscyamus niger or Atropa belladonna, which exhibits anticholinergic activity.

(Hyoscyamine, NCI Thesaurus)

The sulfate salt of a belladonna alkaloid derivative and the levorotatory form of racemic atropine isolated from the plants Hyoscyamus niger or Atropa belladonna, which exhibits anticholinergic activity.

(Hyoscyamine Sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)

Used to relieve stomach/intestinal symptoms, menopause (hot flashes, sweats, restlessness, and insomnia), headaches, and tachycardia, Belladona Phenobarbital Ergotamine is a combination of an Atropa belladonna alkaloid, a Claviceps purpurea (Ergotamine) alkaloid, and a synthetic barbiturate.

(Belladonna/Phenobarbital/Ergotamine, NCI Thesaurus)