NIGHTSHADE


Meaning of NIGHTSHADE in English

/nuyt"shayd'/ , n.

1. any of various plants of the genus Solanum, esp. the black nightshade or the bittersweet.

2. any of various other related plants, as the deadly nightshade.

[ bef. 1000; ME; OE nihtscada. See NIGHT, SHADE ]

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