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