A taxonomic family or category relating to the Atropa genus of nightshade plants, especially deadly nightshade.
From Atropa (the plant genus) + Latin '-idae' (the standard family suffix in biological taxonomy), making it the scientific family name for these plants.
The '-idae' suffix appears in thousands of scientific names (like 'felidae' for cats), but Atropidae reminds us that taxonomy's dead languages help us organize nature while keeping medieval warnings embedded in the names themselves.
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.