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belladonna

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1. belladonna - Noun

2. Belladonna - Proper noun

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An herbaceous European plant (Atropa belladonna) with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries. The whole plant and its fruit are very poisonous, and the root and leaves are used as powerful medicinal agents. Its properties are largely due to the alkaloid atropine which it contains. Called also deadly nightshade.

A species of Amaryllis (A. belladonna); the belladonna lily.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Well, you won't get me with your Belladonna - in the coffee, And you won't get me with your aresenic - in the pot of tea, And you won't get me in a hole to rot - with your hemlock On the rocks. Kate Bush

Critics consider the band's studio releases from the Bush era as having a more alternative metal and groove metal sound. citation The album Worship Music, marked a return to thrash metal and the return of singer Joey Belladonna. Source: Internet

Critic Dave Connolley of Allmusic.com would write that Bush "has a lower-register voice than Belladonna, and the result is menacing, premeditated, and sinister." Source: Internet

However, Pradhan acknowledged that there can be a wide range of belladonna levels across homeopathic treatments outside of the recalled products. Source: Internet

He made his science fiction debut in 1956 with two short stories, "Escapement" and "Prima Belladonna", citation published in the December 1956 issues of New Worlds and Science Fantasy respectively. Source: Internet

Description Amaryllis belladonna flowers Amaryllis is a bulbous plant, with each bulb being convert in diameter. Source: Internet

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