HENBANE


Meaning of HENBANE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: Middle English, from hen + bane

1.

a. : a poisonous fetid Old World solanaceous herb of the genus Hyoscyamus ( H. niger ) having sticky hairy dentate leaves and yellowish brown flowers and yielding hyoscyamine and scopolamine — called also black henbane

b. : yellow henbane

2. : egyptian henbane

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