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belladonna/deadly nightshade 

A hardy shrub with red to blue~purple berries that are Poison; the leaves are too & if eaten, will cause delirium & hallucinations! In the Olden days, women used this to increase the size of the pupils of their eyes~this was seen as a sign of Beauty. Also, long long ago it was used as an anesthetic during surgery.
I have a delightful belladonna/deadly nightshade plant in my flower garden. I adore it!

belladonna/deadly nightshade 

A shrub with red berries; the leaves & berries, if ingested, cause delirium & hallucinations. It used to be used to dilate women's eyes as they perceived that as beautiful. Before the middle ages, it was used as an anesthetic for surgery. It grows wild too.
I have a [belladonna/deadly nightshade\ plant in my garden & a tattoo of one also.

Deadly Nightshade 

A psychoactive plant that has a very thin line between psychoactivity and poisoning. Three berries of a Deadly Nightshade plant has been fatal for a child and one leave is enough is enough to kill an adult. The roots are generally the most toxic part of the plant.

The uses of Deadly Nightshade are as follows:

Cosmetic - Used by women, an extract of Deadly Nightshade was put in an eye drop and then dropped into the eye, making the pupil dilate. This usually makes a woman more attractive.

Recreational - People may make tea out of the leaves, the experience from the plant is usually long (12 hours up to 3 days) and is similiar to Datura, Dipenhydramine and Benadryl in effects. The effects include vivid hallucinations, dry mouth and general feeling of being poisoned.

Medicine - Deadly Nightshade can provide Atropine which can be used for an antidote for cholinesterase inhibitors and nerve gas used in chemical warfare. It can be also used by optometrists to dilate the pupils for eye examinations.
Deadly Nightshade can also be called Belladonna
Deadly Nightshade by Shadow77110 January 10, 2007

Zoë nightshade 

The mistress of Artemis, the god of the hunt. Daughter of Atlas (father) and Pleione (mother), she was in the hunt for thousands of years and was immortal. She never stopped fighting in the hunt until the end, until she was killed by her father, Atlas, in a fight.
"The stars. I can see the stars again my lady."-Zoë nightshade

"Tell the stars I said hello"-Bob the titan

Nightshades 

n: sunglasses; esp. when worn at night and/or by a goth person.
Aren't Lady Skulltits' nightshades frightfully divine?

I wear my nightshades at night so I can so I can...

nightshade 

one of the most beautiful girls in the world, The only living thing known as a femme fatale. Is an all around type artist who can draw the shit out of anything and leave you speechless, And also has an all around type personality. Many claim to be apart of the nightshade clan, or claim to be a nightshade, yet there is only one. from time to time you can catch glimpses of her, only in your dreams.
"Have you seen nightshade's work?"
"Which one?"
"you don't know her? She's theultimatefailure on deviantart...DUnno why such a beautiful girl would pick such a sad name...."
"Oh yeah her"
"I heard she's going out with some sauce dude..."
nightshade by Bro Strider February 14, 2013
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murderhobo 

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DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
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