Death Bell for Dummies

Alright, so "death bell" is a pretty interesting term. The word "death" is something we all know about - it means when someone or something stops living. And "bell" is that ringing sound that we often hear, like the one at school that tells us when it's time to go to the next class. But when we put those two words together, "death bell" means something a bit different. It's actually a term that refers to a plant called Atropa belladonna, also known as deadly nightshade. This plant has pretty purple flowers and shiny black berries, but it's super poisonous. In the past, people used to think that the plant's bell-shaped flowers were like a warning sign for death, so that's where the name "death bell" comes from. It's not a real bell like the one we have at school, but it's more like a warning signal in nature, kind of like how a red traffic light tells us to stop. So when you hear "death bell," just remember that it's talking about a deadly plant, not an actual bell.