noun
- a poisonous plant with sticky hairy leaves and yellowish flowers, formerly used in medicine
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The medieval herbalist warned against the dangers of henbane.
- Henbane contains toxic alkaloids that can cause hallucinations.
- Ancient physicians used henbane as an anesthetic despite its risks.
- The garden was cleared of henbane to protect the children.
- Henbane grows wild in waste places and along roadsides.
- The plant’s scientific name is Hyoscyamus niger, commonly called henbane.