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单词 belladonna
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belladonna in British English

(ˌbɛləˈdɒnə)
noun
1. 
either of two alkaloid drugs, atropine or hyoscyamine, obtained from the leaves and roots of the deadly nightshade
2.  another name for deadly nightshade
Word origin
C16: from Italian, literally: beautiful lady; supposed to refer to its use by womenas a cosmetic

belladonna in American English

(ˌbɛləˈdɑnə)
noun
1. 
a poisonous European plant (Atropa belladonna) of the nightshade family, with purplish or reddish bell-shaped flowers and shiny black berries; deadly nightshade: it is a source of atropine
2. 
atropine
Word origin
ModL < It bella donna, lit., beautiful lady: a folk etym. (infl. by cosmetic use for dilating the eye) forML bladona, nightshade, prob. < Gaul

Examples of 'belladonna' in a sentence
belladonna

`Remember in the shop at the New Exchange, Rebecca declined the belladonna -- BUT she said that Anne Lucas used the drops on stage.
Fidelis Morgan THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY (2002)
Obviously the woman had been given a drug similar to if not actually belladonna.
Karin Slaughter BLINDSIGHTED (2002)

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