henbane
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- Scrabble points
- 12
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- 14
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- 7
Definition of henbane
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)A poisonous plant, Hyoscyamus niger, used sometimes as a drug that causes at least hallucinations, dilated pupils, restlessness, and flushed skin.
“Deadly nightshade, henbane, hellebore and mandrakes were of evil reputation[.]”
“Henbane acts as an anaphrodisiac.”
“After studying the book for several minutes, he began to assemble a weird collection of plants and herbs on the floor in front of him. Hemlock and foxglove, ivy and deadnettle, henbane and marigold[.]”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)A poisonous plant, Hyoscyamus niger, used sometimes as a drug that causes at least hallucinations, dilated pupils, restlessness, and flushed skin.
“Deadly nightshade, henbane, hellebore and mandrakes were of evil reputation[.]”
“Henbane acts as an anaphrodisiac.”
“After studying the book for several minutes, he began to assemble a weird collection of plants and herbs on the floor in front of him. Hemlock and foxglove, ivy and deadnettle, henbane and marigold[.]”
- (countable, uncountable)Any other plant of the genus Hyoscyamus.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
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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