Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Hyoscyamus"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
2. (Med.) The leaves of the black henbane ({Hyoscyamus
niger}), used in neuralgic and pectorial troubles.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Hyoscyamus
n : genus of poisonous herbs: henbane [syn: {Hyoscyamus}, {genus
Hyoscyamus}]
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