Belladonna - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌbeləˈdɑːnə|  American pronunciation of the word belladonna
Brit.  |ˌbeləˈdɒnə|  British pronunciation of the word belladonna

noun

- perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine
- an alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna plant that is used medicinally

Extra examples

Belladonna and red arsenic are deadly poisons.

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