Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family;
used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil;
also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Atropine \At"ro*pine\, n. [Gr. ? inflexible; hence ? ?, one of
the three Parc[ae]; 'a priv. + ? to turn.] (Chem.)
A poisonous, white, crystallizable alkaloid, extracted from
the Atropa belladonna, or deadly nightshade, and the
Datura Stramonium, or thorn apple. It is remarkable for its
power in dilating the pupil of the eye. Called also
daturine.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
atropine
n 1: a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the
nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate
the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an
antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or
organophosphate insecticides