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white henbane

noun

Etymology

From Middle English white henbane, a calque of Latin iusquamus albus.

  1. inherited from white henbane

Definitions

  1. The plant Hyoscyamus albus.

    • The Henbanes, notably Black Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger) and White Henbane (H. albus), have long been utilised as magic, medicinal and hallucinogenic herbs in Europe and the Far East.

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