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nounany of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruittype of:
Definition that contains nightshade
- atropine a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides
- circaea alpina an Alpine variety of enchanter's nightshade
- trompillo weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk; central United States to South America
- silver-leaved nightshade weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk; central United States to South America
- prairie berry weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk; central United States to South America
- alpine enchanter's nightshade an Alpine variety of enchanter's nightshade
- solanum melanocerasum improved garden variety of black nightshade having small edible orange or black berries
- garden huckleberry improved garden variety of black nightshade having small edible orange or black berries
- solanum type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet
- white horse nettle weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk; central United States to South America