noun Download 🔗Share Any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus Solanum, especially black nightshade or woody nightshade. Examples : "The gardener carefully avoided the nightshades in the garden, knowing they were poisonous. " plant vegetable nature biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any plant of the wider Solanaceae family, including the nightshades as well as tomato, potato, eggplant, and deadly nightshade. Examples : "My doctor suggested I try cutting out nightshades like tomatoes and potatoes to see if it helps my joint pain. " plant vegetable food biology agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Belladonna or deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna. Examples : "The old folk tale warned children to stay away from the dark forest, where the poisonous nightshades grew. " plant vegetable biology medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of several plants likened to nightshade, usually because of similar dark-colored berries. Examples : ""My gardening book warned me to be careful when planting tomatoes, because they belong to the nightshades family, and some nightshades are poisonous." " plant vegetable food nature biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading