nightshade
/ˈnaɪt.ʃeɪd/ noun C2- Any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus Solanum, especially black nightshade or woody nightshade.
- 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.
Plural nightshades
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