SINCE 1828
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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