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| Fabella | ‖n.; pl. Fabellae [ NL., dim. of L. faba a bean. ] (Anat.) One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles of the femur, in some mammals. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Belladonna | n. [ It., literally fine lady; bella beautiful + donna lady. ] (Bot.) (a) An herbaceous European plant (Atropa belladonna) with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries. The whole plant and its fruit are very poisonous, and the root and leaves are used as powerful medicinal agents. Its properties are largely due to the alkaloid atropine which it contains. Called also deadly nightshade. (b) A species of Amaryllis (Amaryllis belladonna); the belladonna lily. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Bellarmine | n. A stoneware jug of a pattern originated in the neighborhood of Cologne, Germany, in the 16th century. It has a bearded face or mask supposed to represent Cardinal Bellarmine, a leader in the Roman Catholic Counter Reformation, following the Reformation; -- called also graybeard, longbeard. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
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| | | | | | | belladonna | (n) perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine, Syn. deadly nightshade, belladonna plant, Atropa belladonna | | belladonna | (n) an alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna plant that is used medicinally | | belladonna lily | (n) amaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant white or rose flowers, Syn. naked lady, Amaryllis belladonna | | bellarmine | (n) Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621), Syn. Cardinal Bellarmine, Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmine, Bellarmino | | bellarmine | (n) a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century), Syn. long-beard, greybeard, longbeard |
| | Belladonna | n. [ It., literally fine lady; bella beautiful + donna lady. ] (Bot.) (a) An herbaceous European plant (Atropa belladonna) with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries. The whole plant and its fruit are very poisonous, and the root and leaves are used as powerful medicinal agents. Its properties are largely due to the alkaloid atropine which it contains. Called also deadly nightshade. (b) A species of Amaryllis (Amaryllis belladonna); the belladonna lily. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Bellarmine | n. A stoneware jug of a pattern originated in the neighborhood of Cologne, Germany, in the 16th century. It has a bearded face or mask supposed to represent Cardinal Bellarmine, a leader in the Roman Catholic Counter Reformation, following the Reformation; -- called also graybeard, longbeard. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
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