hyoscyămus, i, m., = ὑοσκύαμος,
the herb henbane , called also Apollinaris and altercum, Plin. 25, 4, 17, § 35; Cels. 5, 27, 14; Col. 6, 38, 3.—In a corrupted form: jusquiamus , i, m., Pall. 1, 35, 5; Veg. Vet. 2, 12, 5.
·noun A genus of poisonous plants of the Nightshade family; henbane. II. Hyoscyamus ·noun The leave...
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