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countable and uncountable, plural belladonnas
A plant, Atropa belladonna, having purple bell-shaped flowers and poisonous black glossy berries. quotations examples
Witches always anointed themselves with ointments before departing up the chimney to their Sabbaths. One such ointment was composed of Aconite, Belladonna, Water Parsley, Cinquefoil and Babies' Fat.
1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 112
An alkaloid extracted from this plant, sometimes used medicinally, containing atropine. quotations examples
Cathy teetered downstairs on very high heels, her hair swept up in a disintegrating “brioche”, her eyes glistening with belladonna drops.
2005 June 13, Edmund White, “My Women: Learning how to love them.”, in The New Yorker