henbane

[ hen-beyn ]

/ ˈhɛnˌbeɪn /

noun

an Old World plant, Hyoscyamus niger, of the nightshade family, having sticky, hairy fetid foliage and greenish-yellow flowers, and possessing narcotic and poisonous properties especially destructive to domestic fowls.

Origin of henbane

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at hen, bane

Words nearby henbane

hempy, hemstitch, hen, Henan, hen-and-chickens, henbane, henbit, hence, henceforth, Hench, henchman

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Example sentences from the Web for henbane

It is rather as if one said: "The potato is virtuous, henbane is criminal."
Charles Baudelaire, His Life|Thophile Gautier
Among the other explanations of this passage is the well-known one which identifies hebenon with henbane.
Folk-lore of Shakespeare|Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer
The very memory I bear of you has saved me no inconsiderable sum in hop and henbane.
The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete|Charles James Lever (1806-1872)
Let us hope that Eavesdrop will sketch off Henbane, and that Henbane will poison him for his trouble.
Crotchet Castle|Thomas Love Peacock

Some wimmen may be bad enough and hateful as henbane, but consarn me if I wouldn't rather love thorn bushes than none at all.
Highlife in New York: a series of letters to Mr. Zephariah Slick,|Ann S. Stephens

British Dictionary definitions for henbane

henbane

/ (ˈhɛnˌbeɪn) /

noun

a poisonous solanaceous European plant, Hyoscyamus niger, with sticky hairy leaves and funnel-shaped greenish flowers: yields the drug hyoscyamine

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	henbane
释义	henbane [ hen-beyn ] / ˈhɛnˌbeɪn / noun an Old World plant, Hyoscyamus niger, of the nightshade family, having sticky, hairy fetid foliage and greenish-yellow flowers, and possessing narcotic and poisonous properties especially destructive to domestic fowls. Origin of henbane Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at hen, bane Words nearby henbane hempy, hemstitch, hen, Henan, hen-and-chickens, henbane, henbit, hence, henceforth, Hench, henchman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for henbane It is rather as if one said: "The potato is virtuous, henbane is criminal." Charles Baudelaire, His Life\|Thophile Gautier Among the other explanations of this passage is the well-known one which identifies hebenon with henbane. Folk-lore of Shakespeare\|Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer The very memory I bear of you has saved me no inconsiderable sum in hop and henbane. The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete\|Charles James Lever (1806-1872) Let us hope that Eavesdrop will sketch off Henbane, and that Henbane will poison him for his trouble. Crotchet Castle\|Thomas Love Peacock Some wimmen may be bad enough and hateful as henbane, but consarn me if I wouldn't rather love thorn bushes than none at all. Highlife in New York: a series of letters to Mr. Zephariah Slick,\|Ann S. Stephens British Dictionary definitions for henbane henbane / (ˈhɛnˌbeɪn) / noun a poisonous solanaceous European plant, Hyoscyamus niger, with sticky hairy leaves and funnel-shaped greenish flowers: yields the drug hyoscyamine Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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