资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Dwale \Dwale\, n. [OE. dwale, dwole, deception, deadly
nightshade, AS. dwala, dwola, error, doubt; akin to E. dull.
See {Dull}, a.]
1. (Bot.) The deadly nightshade ({Atropa Belladonna}), having
stupefying qualities.
2. (Her.) The tincture sable or black when blazoned according
to the fantastic system in which plants are substituted
for the tinctures.
3. A sleeping potion; an opiate. --Chaucer.
资料来源 : WordNet®
Atropa belladonna
n : perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and
shining black berries; extensively grown in United
States; roots and leaves yield atropine [syn: {belladonna},
{deadly nightshade}]