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hyoscyamus

[ hahy-uh-sahy-uh-muhs ]
/ ˌhaɪ əˈsaɪ ə məs /

noun

the dried leaves, with or without the tops, of the henbane, Hyoscyamus niger, containing the alkaloids hyoscyamine and scopolamine, used in medicine.

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Origin of hyoscyamus

1700–10; <New Latin <Greek hyoskýamos, equivalent to hyós (genitive of hŷs hog) + kýamos bean

Words nearby hyoscyamus

hyoid arch, hyoid bone, hyolithid, hyoscine, hyoscyamine, hyoscyamus, hyp, hypabyssal, hypacusis, hypaesthesia, hypaethral
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British Dictionary definitions for hyoscyamus

hyoscyamus
/ (ˌhaɪəˈsaɪəməs) /

noun

any plant of the solanaceous genus Hyoscyamus, of Europe, Asia, and N Africa, including henbane

Word Origin for hyoscyamus

C18: from New Latin, from Greek huoskuamos, from hus pig + kuamos bean; the plant was thought to be poisonous to pigs
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