belladonna

noun

an alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna plant that is used medicinally

perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries

Roots

bellusbella- · Latin · beautiful, fine domina-donna · Latin · lady, mistress

Synonyms for belladonna

monkshoodn hyoscyamusn henbanen stramoniumn jimsonweedn foxgloven ergotn

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The word belladonna breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: bella-, from Latin bellus (“beautiful, fine”); and -donna, from Latin domina (“lady, mistress”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.