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/ˈhɛnbeɪn/ · noun
A poisonous plant, Hyoscyamus niger, used sometimes as a drug that causes at least hallucinations, dilated pupils, restlessness, and flushed skin..
Deadly nightshade, henbane, hellebore and mandrakes were of evil reputation[.]
Henbane acts as an anaphrodisiac.
After studying the book for several minutes, he began to assemble a weird collection of plants and herbs on the floor in front of him. Hemlock and foxglove, ivy and deadnettle, henbane and marigold[.]
Use henbane when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Henbane means A poisonous plant, Hyoscyamus niger, used sometimes as a drug that causes at least hallucinations, dilated pupils, restlessness, and flushed skin..
Common synonyms include hyoscyamus, black henbane, hog's bane, stinking nightshade.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Deadly nightshade, henbane, hellebore and mandrakes were of evil reputation[.]
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