ἱππόφλομος

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English (LSJ)

ὁ, giant φλόμος, i.e. belladonna, Atropa belladonna, Plin.HN25.148.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἱππόφλομος: ὁ, εἶδος μεγάλου φλόμου (verbascum), Πλίν. 25. 94.

Greek Monolingual

ἱππόφλομος, ὁ (Α)
το φυτό άτροπος η δελεαστική, είδος μεγάλου φλόμου.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ἱππ(ο)- + φλόμος «το φυτό βερμπάσκον»].

Wikipedia EN

Atropa belladonna, commonly known as belladonna or deadly nightshade, is a toxic perennial herbaceous plant in the nightshade family Solanaceae, which also includes tomatoes, potatoes, and eggplant (aubergine). It is native to Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia, including Türkiye. Its distribution extends from Ireland in the west to western Ukraine and the Iranian province of Gilan in the east. It is also naturalised or introduced in some parts of Canada and the United States.