🔤 Belladonnas ✨

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belladonna, zaherelay paudhay, deadly nightshade

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belladonnas

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DEFINITION

highly toxic Eurasian perennial plants of the nightshade family, historically used in medicine and cosmetics

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Botanists caution hikers to avoid touching wild belladonnas due to the potent toxic alkaloids present in their berries. Historically, herbalists processed controlled extracts from belladonnas to prepare specialized drops used to dilate eye pupils. Modern pharmacological research studies chemical compounds isolated from belladonnas to formulate anticholinergic medical treatments safely. The botanical garden maintained a secured glass house containing dangerous plants like belladonnas for educational display. Accidental ingestion of wild belladonnas can cause severe poisoning, requiring immediate emergency medical intervention and treatment.

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nightshades poisons botanicals plants

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antidotes cures