n. [ OE. bane destruction, AS. bana murderer; akin to Icel. bani death, murderer, OHG. bana murder, bano murderer, Goth. banja stroke, wound, Gr.
The cup of deception spiced and tempered to their bane. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Money, thou bane of bliss, and source of woe. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To be the bane of; to ruin. [ Obs. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.) A genus
a. Having poisonous qualities; deadly; destructive; injurious; noxious; pernicious. “Baneful hemlock.” Garth. “Baneful wrath.” Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. (Bot.) Deadly nightshade. [ 1913 Webster ]