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Word: Belladonna
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 18th century: from modern Latin, from Italian bella donna ‘fair lady’, perhaps from the use of its juice to add brilliance to the eyes by dilating the pupils
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌbɛləˈdɒnə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the plant deadly nightshade.
Short Definition:deadly nightshade
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