nightshade

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Synonyms: nightscape, nightside, nightshades

Antonyms: nightscape, nightside, nightshades

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Noun

1. Any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus {{taxfmt|Solanum|genus}}, especially [[black nightshade]] or [[woody nightshade]].
2. {{lb|en|colloquial}} Any plant of the wider {{taxfmt|Solanaceae|family}} family, including the nightshades as well as [[tomato]], [[potato]], [[eggplant]], and [[deadly nightshade]].
3. [[belladonna|Belladonna]] or [[deadly nightshade]] ({{taxfmt|Atropa belladonna|species}}).
4. Any of several plants likened to nightshade, usually because of similar dark-colored berries.

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