Atropa

noun

At·ro·pa | \ ˈa-trə-pə

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Medical Definition of Atropa

: a genus of Eurasian and African herbs (as belladonna) of the family Solanaceae that have entire leaves, a usually bell-shaped calyx and corolla, and a fruit that is a berry and that are a source of medicinal alkaloids (as atropine and scopolamine)

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