ALL meanings of nightshade
night·shade
N n - noun nightshade any of various plants of the genus Solanum, especially the black nightshade or the bittersweet. 1
- noun nightshade any of various other related plants, as the deadly nightshade. 1
- noun nightshade A plant related to the potato, typically having poisonous black or red berries. Several kinds of nightshade have been used in the production of herbal medicines. 1
- noun nightshade poisonous plant: belladonna 1
- noun nightshade any of various solanaceous plants, such as deadly nightshade, woody nightshade, and black nightshade 0
- noun nightshade any of a large genus (Solanum) of chiefly tropical plants of the nightshade family, with five-lobed leaves and flowers of various colors, including the black nightshade 0
- noun nightshade belladonna (sense 1) 0
- noun nightshade henbane 0
- adjective nightshade designating a large family (Solanaceae, order Solanales) of poisonous and nonpoisonous dicotyledonous plants chiefly of warm regions, generally having a round stem, rank smell, and watery sap, and including the tobaccos, red peppers, tomatoes, potatoes, petunias, and eggplant 0