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Henbane

//ˈhɛnbeɪn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A poisonous plant, Hyoscyamus niger, used sometimes as a drug that causes at least hallucinations, dilated pupils, restlessness, and flushed skin. countable, uncountable

    "Deadly nightshade, henbane, hellebore and mandrakes were of evil reputation[.]"

  2. 2
    poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamine wordnet
  3. 3
    Any other plant of the genus Hyoscyamus. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English henbane, hennebane ( > French hanebane), equivalent to hen + bane. Cognate with Danish hønsebane, Swedish hönsbane. Compare also Old English hennebelle (“henbane”, literally “hen-bell”).

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