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BITTERSWEET NIGHTSHADE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America
Synonyms:
bittersweet; bittersweet nightshade; climbing nightshade; deadly nightshade; poisonous nightshade; Solanum dulcamara; woody nightshade
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bittersweet nightshade" is a kind of...):
nightshade (any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit)
Holonyms ("bittersweet nightshade" is a member of...):
genus Solanum; Solanum (type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet)