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henbane en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈhɛnbeɪn/

Etymology

From Middle English henbane, hennebane ( > French hanebane), equivalent to hen + bane. Cognate with Danish hønsebane, Swedish hönsbane. Compare also Old English hennebelle (“henbane”, literally “hen-bell”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Any member of the species Hyoscyamus niger of poisonous plants, used sometimes as a drug that causes at least hallucinations, dilated pupils, restlessness, and flushed skin.
   • Henbane acts as an anaphrodisiac. 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 114:
   • After studying the book for several minutes, he began to assemble a weird collection of plants and herbs on the floor in front of him. Hemlock and foxglove, ivy and deadnettle, henbane and marigold[.] 1970, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 12:
   • Deadly nightshade, henbane, hellebore and mandrakes were of evil reputation[.] 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 157:
2. (countable, uncountable) Any other plant of the genus Hyoscyamus.

Forms

Deriveds

black henbane · golden henbane · white henbane · yellow henbane · Egyptian henbane

Synonyms

hyoscyamus (Hyoscyamus) · stinking nightshade · black henbane · hog's bane · hog's bean

Translations (81)

ru белена́ (Hyoscyamus niger) · lt drignė (Hyoscyamus niger) · fi hullukaali (Hyoscyamus niger) · gd gafann (Hyoscyamus niger) · sv bolmört (Hyoscyamus niger) · nb bulmeurt (Hyoscyamus niger) · la alterculum (Hyoscyamus niger) · eo hiskiamo (Hyoscyamus niger) · kap модадо (Hyoscyamus niger) · mk буника (Hyoscyamus niger) · gl herba dos ouvidos (Hyoscyamus niger) · la hyoscyamus (Hyoscyamus niger) · izh matoheinä (Hyoscyamus niger) · osp bellinno (Hyoscyamus niger) · ro măselariță (Hyoscyamus niger) · sh bùnika (Hyoscyamus niger) · fr jusquiame (Hyoscyamus niger) · ar بَنْج (Hyoscyamus niger) · gl herba do gorgullo (Hyoscyamus niger) · uk блекота́ (Hyoscyamus niger) · ga gafann (Hyoscyamus niger) · ja ヒヨス (Hyoscyamus niger) · io hiskiamo (Hyoscyamus niger) · de Bilsenkraut (Hyoscyamus niger) · lv driģene (Hyoscyamus niger) · ka ლენცოფა (Hyoscyamus niger) · ca jusquiam (Hyoscyamus niger) · it dente di cavallo (Hyoscyamus niger) · nrf hannebanne (Hyoscyamus niger) · nl bilzekruid (Hyoscyamus niger) · la baccīna (Hyoscyamus niger) · tr kara banotu (Hyoscyamus niger) · hu bolondító beléndek (Hyoscyamus niger) · cmn 莨菪 (Hyoscyamus niger) · cy llewyg yr iâr (Hyoscyamus niger) · sl zobnik (Hyoscyamus niger) · fa بنگ (Hyoscyamus niger) · sk blen (Hyoscyamus niger) · hu beléndek (Hyoscyamus niger) · mga gafann (Hyoscyamus niger) · hy բանգի (Hyoscyamus niger) · ast beleñu (Hyoscyamus niger) · nn bulmeurt (Hyoscyamus niger) · pt meimendro (Hyoscyamus niger) · bg буника (Hyoscyamus niger) · pl lulek (any plant of the genus Hyoscyamus) · kk меңдуана (Hyoscyamus niger) · ja 菲沃斯 (Hyoscyamus niger) · nog менъдувана (Hyoscyamus niger) · kmr beng (Hyoscyamus niger) · gl moimendro (Hyoscyamus niger) · az batbat (Hyoscyamus niger) · cs blín (Hyoscyamus niger) · oc jusquiam (Hyoscyamus niger) · gl arangaños (Hyoscyamus niger) · el δαιμοναριά (Hyoscyamus niger) · it giusquiamo (Hyoscyamus niger) · bg блен (Hyoscyamus niger) · uz мингдевона (Hyoscyamus niger) · az bəngotu (Hyoscyamus niger) · ky меңдубана (Hyoscyamus niger) · gv connagh ny giark (Hyoscyamus niger) · udm пиньтурын (Hyoscyamus niger) · bg попадийка (Hyoscyamus niger) · yi שגעון גראז (Hyoscyamus niger) · grc ὑοσκύαμος (Hyoscyamus niger) · dsb bělmanowe (Hyoscyamus niger) · hsb woblěd (Hyoscyamus niger) · da bulmeurt (Hyoscyamus niger) · gl meimendro (Hyoscyamus niger) · pl lulek czarny (Hyoscyamus niger) · ce бугӏа-яр (Hyoscyamus niger) · ga caoch na gcearc (Hyoscyamus niger) · os къусбын (Hyoscyamus niger) · cmn 天仙子 (Hyoscyamus niger) · sh бу̀ника (Hyoscyamus niger) · ko 사리풀 (Hyoscyamus niger) · uz mingdevona (Hyoscyamus niger) · fa منگ (Hyoscyamus niger) · es beleño (Hyoscyamus niger) · be блёкат (Hyoscyamus niger)