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DEADLY NIGHTSHADE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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 ("deadly 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 ("deadly nightshade" is a member of...):
genus Solanum; Solanum (type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine
Synonyms:
Atropa belladonna; belladonna; belladonna plant; deadly nightshade
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("deadly nightshade" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("deadly nightshade" is a member of...):
Atropa; genus Atropa (belladonna)
