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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hyoscyamus \Hy`os*cy"a*mus\, n. [L., fr Gr ?; ? a sow, hog + ? a bean.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of poisonous plants of the Nightshade family; henbane. 2. (Med.) The leaves of the black henbane ({Hyoscyamus niger}), used in neuralgic and pectorial troubles. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Hyoscyamus n : genus of poisonous herbs: henbane [syn: {Hyoscyamus}, {genus Hyoscyamus}]
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