deadly nightshade

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The plant Atropa belladonna, a perennial shrub of the nightshade family that contains high concentrations of the alkaloid atropine which can be deadly if taken in excess.

Equivalents

Españolbelladona

Françaisbelladone

Deutschschwarze Tollkirsche Tollkirsche

27 more languages

العربيةبلادونا بيلادونا ست الحسن

Българскибеладона

Bosanskibeladona

Češtinarulík zlomocný

Cymraegceirios y gŵr drwg

Ελληνικάάτροπος μπελαντόνα

Esperantobeladono

فارسیشابیزک

Suomibelladonna lemmonmarja myrkkykoiso

Gaeilgelus na hoíche

Gàidhliglus na h-oidhche

Hrvatskibeladona

Magyarnadragulya

Italianobelladonna

日本語ベラドンナ

한국어벨라도나 벨라돈나

Nederlandsbelladonna wolfskers

Polskibelladona belladonna pokrzykpokrzyk wilcza jagoda wilcza jagoda

Portuguêsbeladona

Românăbeladonă mătrăgună

Русскийбелладонна краса́вка

Shqiphelmarinë shprohë

Српскиbeladona

Türkçegüzelavrat otu

Examples

“Deadly nightshade, henbane, hellebore and mandrakes were of evil reputation[.]”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

deadly sin deadman deadman's brake deadmelt deadname deadnamer

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