ALL meanings of henbane
hen·bane
H h - noun henbane A coarse and poisonous Eurasian plant of the nightshade family, with sticky hairy leaves and an unpleasant smell. 1
- noun henbane an Old World plant, Hyoscyamus niger, of the nightshade family, having sticky, hairy fetid foliage and greenish-yellow flowers, and possessing narcotic and poisonous properties especially destructive to domestic fowls. 1
- noun henbane A poisonous plant, Hyoscyamus niger, used sometimes as a drug that causes at least hallucinations, dilated pupils, restlessness, and flushed skin. 0
- noun henbane Any other plant of the genus Hyoscyamus. 0
- noun henbane a poisonous solanaceous European plant, Hyoscyamus niger, with sticky hairy leaves and funnel-shaped greenish flowers: yields the drug hyoscyamine 0
- noun henbane a coarse, hairy, foul-smelling, poisonous plant (Hyoscyamus niger) of the nightshade family: it is used in medicine as a source of hyoscyamine and scopolamine 0