BELLADONNA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does belladonna mean? 

• BELLADONNA (noun)
  The noun BELLADONNA has 2 senses:

1. perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine

2. an alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna plant that is used medicinally

  Familiarity information: BELLADONNA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BELLADONNA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Atropa belladonna; belladonna; belladonna plant; deadly nightshade

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

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

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

Atropa; genus Atropa (belladonna)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna plant that is used medicinally

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

atropine (a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides)

 Context examples 

A combination agent, comprised of belladonna alkaloids and Phenobarbital, with gastrointestinal anticholinergic activity.

(Donnatal, NCI Thesaurus)

The belladonna alkaloids bind to and block muscarinic receptors in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.

(Belladonna/Phenobarbital, NCI Thesaurus)

With vaseline upon one’s forehead, belladonna in one’s eyes, rouge over the cheek-bones, and crusts of beeswax round one’s lips, a very satisfying effect can be produced.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

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)

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)

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)

I looked in Mother's book, and saw that it begins with headache, sore throat, and queer feelings like mine, so I did take some belladonna, and I feel better, said Beth, laying her cold hands on her hot forehead and trying to look well.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

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)

A combination preparation containing the belladonna alkaloids atropine sulfate, hyoscyamine sulfate, and scopolamine hydrobromide, and the barbiturate phenobarbital with antispasmodic, anxiolytic and sedative activities.

(Belladonna/Phenobarbital, NCI Thesaurus)