
Meaning of NIGHTSHADE
| Pronunciation: | | 'nIt`sheyd
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit |
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NIGHTSHADE is a 10 letter word that starts with N. |
| | 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 | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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