Meaning of HYOSCYAMUS
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| | Definition: | | [n] genus of poisonous herbs: henbane |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Hyoscyamus |
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| | See Also: | | asterid dicot genus, black henbane, Egyptian henbane, family Solanaceae, henbane, Hyoscyamus muticus, Hyoscyamus niger, potato family, Solanaceae, stinking nightshade | |
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| | Definition: | | \Hy`os*cy"a*mus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? a sow, hog + ?
a bean.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of poisonous plants of the Nightshade
family; henbane.
2. (Med.) The leaves of the black henbane ({Hyoscyamus
niger}), used in neuralgic and pectorial troubles.
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