About The Word Nightshade
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Nightshade
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What's The Definition Of Nightshade?
[n] any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit
Synonyms | Synonyms for Nightshade: Related Terms | Find terms related to Nightshade: See Also | African holly | ball nettle | ball nightshade | bittersweet | bittersweet nightshade | black nightshade | buffalo bur | bull nettle | climbing nightshade | common nightshade | deadly nightshade | genus Solanum | horse nettle | Jerusalem cherry | kangaroo apple | ligneous plant | Madeira winter cherry | poisonberry | poisonous nightshade | poroporo | prairie berry | purple nightshade | silverleaf nightshade | silver-leaved nettle | silver-leaved nightshade | Solanum | Solanum aviculare | Solanum carolinense | Solanum dulcamara | Solanum elaeagnifolium | Solanum giganteum | Solanum nigrum | Solanum pseudocapsicum | Solanum rostratum | trompillo | white horse nettle | winter cherry | woody nightshade | woody plant Nightshade In Webster's Dictionary \Night"shade`\, n. [AS. nichtscadu.] (Bot.)
A common name of many species of the genus {Solanum}, given
esp. to the {Solanum nigrum}, or black nightshade, a low,
branching weed with small white flowers and black berries
reputed to be poisonous.
{Deadly nightshade}. Same as {Belladonna}
(a) .
{Enchanter's nightshade}. See under {Enchanter}.
{Stinking nightshade}. See {Henbane}.
{Three-leaved nightshade}. See {Trillium}.
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