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/ˌbɛləˈdɑnə/ · noun
A plant, Atropa belladonna, having purple bell-shaped flowers and poisonous black glossy berries..
Witches always anointed themselves with ointments before departing up the chimney to their Sabbaths. One such ointment was composed of Aconite, Belladonna, Water Parsley, Cinquefoil and Babies' Fat.
The elderly women who practiced herbalism and administered belladonna (a pain killer) to pregnant women were apt to be accused of witchcraft. The Medieval church was against the administration of belladonna because they believed women were meant to suffer pain in childbirth as a result of Eve's sin.
Cathy teetered downstairs on very high heels, her hair swept up in a disintegrating “brioche”, her eyes glistening with belladonna drops.
Use belladonna when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Belladonna means A plant, Atropa belladonna, having purple bell-shaped flowers and poisonous black glossy berries..
Common synonyms include deadly nightshade, atropa belladonna.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Witches always anointed themselves with ointments before departing up the chimney to their Sabbaths. One such ointment was composed of Aconite, Belladonna, Water Parsley, Cinquefoil and Babies' Fat.
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