deadly : Idioms & Phrases
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Deadly nightshade
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noun perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine
belladonna; belladonna plant; Atropa belladonna.
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noun poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America
bittersweet; bittersweet nightshade; climbing nightshade; poisonous nightshade; woody nightshade; Solanum dulcamara.
WordNet
(Bot.) , a poisonous plant; belladonna. See underNightshade .
Webster 1913
deadly sin
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noun an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace
mortal sin.
- theologians list seven mortal sins