Useful english dictionary. 2012.
gʷhen- — To strike, kill. Derivatives include bane, fence, and offend. 1. O grade form *gʷhon . a. bane, from Old English bana, slayer, cause of ruin or destruction; b. autobahn, from … Universalium
henbane — /hen bayn /, n. an Old World plant, Hyoscyamus niger, of the nightshade family, having sticky, hairy fetid foliage and greenish yellow flowers, and possessing narcotic and poisonous properties esp. destructive to domestic fowls. [1250 1300; ME;… … Universalium
henbane — hen•bane [[t]ˈhɛnˌbeɪn[/t]] n. pln an Old World plant, Hyoscyamus niger, of the nightshade family, that has hairy foliage and possesses narcotic and poisonous properties • Etymology: 1250–1300 … From formal English to slang
henbane — SYN: hyoscyamus. * * * hen·bane hen .bān n a poisonous fetid Old World herb of the genus Hyoscyamus (H. niger) that has sticky hairy dentate leaves and yellowish brown flowers, contains the alkaloids hyoscyamine and scopolamine, and is the source … Medical dictionary
Henbane — Hen bane , n. [Hen + bane.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Hyoscyamus} ({Hyoscyamus niger}). All parts of the plant are poisonous, and the leaves are used for the same purposes as belladonna. It is poisonous to domestic fowls; whence the name.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hyoscyamus niger — Henbane Hen bane , n. [Hen + bane.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Hyoscyamus} ({Hyoscyamus niger}). All parts of the plant are poisonous, and the leaves are used for the same purposes as belladonna. It is poisonous to domestic fowls; whence the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stinking nightshade — Henbane Hen bane , n. [Hen + bane.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Hyoscyamus} ({Hyoscyamus niger}). All parts of the plant are poisonous, and the leaves are used for the same purposes as belladonna. It is poisonous to domestic fowls; whence the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
henbane — [hen′bān΄] n. [ME: see HEN & BANE] a coarse, hairy, foul smelling, poisonous plant (Hyoscyamus niger) of the nightshade family: it is used in medicine as a source of hyoscyamine and scopolamine … English World dictionary
henbane — /ˈhɛnbeɪn/ (say henbayn) noun a herb, Hyoscyamus niger, native to parts of Asia and Europe, bearing yellowish brown flowers and sticky, hairy foliage with a disagreeable smell, and possessing narcotic and poisonous properties; especially… …
flying — Magical flying is featured in stories about *fairies, *wizards, and *witches, but differently in each case. Fairies, who in authentic folklore are never imagined as winged, were generally thought of as sweeping along in the wind by their… … A Dictionary of English folklore
