Definition of Atropa

1. Noun. Belladonna.


Medical Definition of Atropa

1. A genus of plants (family Solanaceae) of which Atropa belladonna is typical. See: belladonna. Origin: G. Atropos, one of the Fates cutting the thread of life, because of the lethal effects of the plant (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Atropa

Atlas cedar
Atlas lion
Atlas moth
Atlas moths
Atmungsferment
Atomic Age
Atomic Energy Commission
Atrichornis
Atrichornithidae
Atriplex
Atriplex hortensis
Atriplex hymenelytra
Atriplex lentiformis
Atriplex mexicana
Atromid-S
Atropa
Atropa belladonna
Atropatene
Atropidae
Atropos
Atrovent
Atsera
Atsugewi
Attacapa
Attacapan
Attalea
Attalea funifera
Attashin
Atterton
Attic

Literary usage of Atropa

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Organography of Plants, Especially of the Archegoniata and Spermaphyta by Karl Eberhard Goebel (1905)
"That it has such a significance I do not doubt as the result of casual examination of the Solanaceae. atropa. In atropa the ..."

2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1869)
"Remarks on the Properties of atropa ... a plant which had been cultivated for many years in the Royal Botanic (j orden, Edinburgh, under the name of atropa ..."

3. A Manual of Medical Jurisprudence by Alfred Swaine Taylor (1897)
"... incautiously with whose character he is not thoroughly acquainted." CHAPTER XX. HENBANE atropa BELLADONNA, OR DEADLY NIGHTSHADE. POISONING BY ATROPINE. ..."

4. The Principles and Practice of Medical Jurisprudence by Alfred Swaine Taylor (1873)
"DEADLY NIGHTSHADE (atropa BELLADONNA). Symptoms.—The symptoms which are produced by the leaves, berries, and root of belladonna are of a uniform character, ..."

5. A Treatise on Medical Jurisprudence by Francis Wharton, Moreton Stillé (1860)
"atropa Belladonna. (Deadly Nightshade.) § 776. The root, leaves, and fruit of this plant are all poisonous. The berries are black, and have often been eaten ..."

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