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Definition of Genus Hyoscyamus
1. Noun. Genus of poisonous herbs: henbane.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Solanaceae, Potato Family, Solanaceae
Member holonyms: Black Henbane, Henbane, Hyoscyamus Niger, Stinking Nightshade, Egyptian Henbane, Hyoscyamus Muticus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Hyoscyamus
Literary usage of Genus Hyoscyamus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Flora Medica: Containing Coloured Delineations of the Various Medicinal by George Spratt (1829)
"THE genus Hyoscyamus contains several species, most of which are exotic, f The
Hyoscyamus Niger is indigenous to Britain, and flowers in July and August, ..."
2. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1838)
"... and a capsule opening by a transverse lid. l is to one of the species of this
genus, Hyoscyamus niger, hat the name of Henbane is given. ..."
3. Scientific and Applied Pharmacognosy: Intended for the Use of Students in by Henry Kraemer (1915)
"To this latter sub-group also belongs the genus Hyoscyamus. and botanically
Scopolia appears to be more closely allied to Hyoscyamus than to Belladonna. ..."
4. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1908)
"To this latter sub-group also belongs the genus Hyoscyamus, and botanically
Scopolia appears to be more closely allied to Hyoscyamus than to Belladonna. ..."
5. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention (1908)
"To this latter sub-group also belongs the genus Hyoscyamus, and botanical!)
Scopolia appears to be more closely allied to Hyoscyamus than to- Belladonna. ..."
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