Nightshade
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈnaɪt.ʃeɪd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nightshade is a noun meaning Any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus Solanum, especially black nightshade or woody nightshade.
Meaning
Any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus Solanum, especially black nightshade or woody nightshade.
More Meanings
- (colloquial) Any plant of the wider Solanaceae family, including the nightshades as well as tomato, potato, eggplant, and deadly nightshade.
- Belladonna or deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna).
- Any of several plants likened to nightshade, usually because of similar dark-colored berries.
Word Forms
- nightshades
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include solanum, felonwort, poisonberry, snakeberry, sunberry, bittersweet.
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