Hyoscyamus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hyoscyamus \Hy`os*cy"a*mus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? a sow, hog + ?
     a bean.]
     1. (Bot.) A genus of poisonous plants of the Nightshade
        family; henbane.
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     2. (Med.) The leaves of the black henbane ({Hyoscyamus
        niger}), used in neuralgic and pectorial troubles.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Hyoscyamus
       n : genus of poisonous herbs: henbane [syn: {genus Hyoscyamus}]