| Pronunciation: | | 'hen`beyn
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[n] poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamine |
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HENBANE is a 7 letter word that starts with H. |
| | Synonyms: | | black henbane, Hyoscyamus niger, stinking nightshade |
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| | See Also: | | genus Hyoscyamus, herb, herbaceous plant, Hyoscyamus |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Hen"bane`\, n. [Hen + bane.] (Bot.)
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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