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nightshade
/ˈnaɪt.ʃeɪd/
noun 4
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2ADJ.
deadly
VERB + NIGHTSHADE
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noun
1
Any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus Solanum, especially black nightshade or woody nightshade.
2
Any plant of the wider Solanaceae family, including the nightshades as well as tomato, potato, eggplant, and deadly nightshade.
3
Belladonna or deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna).
4
Any of several plants likened to nightshade, usually because of similar dark-colored berries.
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The potato is a nightshade.
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The tomato is a nightshade.
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The belladonna is a nightshade.
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It's a deadly nightshade.
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That's a deadly nightshade.
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What's a deadly nightshade?
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