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Meaning of deadly nightshade | Babel Free

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.

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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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