Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: henbane
IPA transcription: [h'ɛnb,eɪn]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: henbane, black_henbane, stinking_nightshade, Hyoscyamus_niger
    Meaning: poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamine
Usage examples
  • So he entered and going up to the candles which burnt in the tent snuffed them and sprinkled levigated henbane on the wicks; after which he withdrew and waited without the marquee, till the smoke of the burning henbane reached Ajib and his Princes and they fell to the ground like dead men.