HYOSCYAMUS


Meaning of HYOSCYAMUS in English

/huy'euh suy"euh meuhs/ , n.

the dried leaves, with or without the tops, of the henbane, Hyoscyamus niger, containing the alkaloids hyoscyamine and scopolamine, used in medicine.

[ 1700-10; hyoskýamos, equiv. to hyós (gen. of hys hog) + kýamos bean ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .