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Definitions of nightshade
  1. noun
    any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit
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  • 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
  • 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
  • purple 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
  • silverleaf 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
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