Noun: stinking nightshade
- Poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamine
"stinking nightshade has a long history of use in folk medicine and witchcraft";
- henbane, black henbane, Hyoscyamus niger
Derived forms: stinking nightshades
Type of: herb, herbaceous plant
Part of: genus Hyoscyamus, Hyoscyamus
Encyclopedia: Stinking nightshade