egyptian henbane

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   poisonous herb whose leaves are a source of hyoscyamine

   SynonymsHyoscyamus muticus

   Broaderherb

   Part ofHyoscyamus

Questions about egyptian henbane

What does egyptian henbane mean?

egyptian henbane means "poisonous herb whose leaves are a source of hyoscyamine".

What is another word for egyptian henbane?

Close synonyms include Hyoscyamus muticus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is egyptian henbane a common word?

egyptian henbane is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.