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nightshade

nights·hade

UK/ˈnaɪt.ʃeɪd/ US/ˈnaɪˌtʃeɪd/ rare

noun

1.

any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit

Origin

From Middle English nyȝtschade, niȝteschode, nyght shade, from Old English nihtsċada, from Proto-West Germanic *nahtskadō (“nightshade”), corresponding to night + shade. Compare Dutch nachtschade (“nightshade”), German Nachtschatten (“nightshade”).

Phrases

  • African nightshade
  • American nightshade
  • Argentine nightshade
  • Bahama nightshade
  • ball nightshade
  • beaked nightshade
  • bindweed nightshade
  • bitter nightshade

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