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† ˈmanicon Obs. [a. L. manicon, Gr. µανικόν, f. root of µανία mania, µαίνεσθαι to be insane.] A kind of nightshade, supposed to cause madness.
1678Butler Hud. iii. i. 324 Bewitch Hermetick-men to run Stark staring mad with Manicon. 1727Bailey vol. II, Manicon, an Herb call'd also Dorychnion, a Kind of Night⁓shade. |