Hebenon (or hebona) is a botanical substance described in William Shakespeare`s tragic play Hamlet. The identity and nature of the poison has been a source of speculation for centuries. ==Shakespeare`s use== Hebenon is the agent of death in Hamlet`s father`s murder, it sets in motion the events of the play. It is spelled hebona in the Quartos ...
anything with poisonous juices
• (n.) See Henbane.
Heb'e·non noun See Henbane . [ Obsolete] Shak.