nightshade

English

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Etymology

Old English nihtscada, apparently corresponding to night + shade.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnaɪtʃeɪd/

Noun

nightshade (plural nightshades)

1. (botany) Any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus Solanum, especially black nightshade or woody nightshade.
2. (botany, colloquial) Any plant of the wider Solanaceae family, including the nightshades as well as tomato, potato, eggplant, and deadly nightshade.
3. Belladonna or deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna.

Derived terms

black nightshade deadly nightshade enchanter's nightshade

Malabar nightshade woody nightshade

Translations

plant of genus Solanum

Catalan: morella (ca) f. Czech: lilek (cs) m. Dutch: nachtschade (nl) m. and f. Finnish: koiso (fi)

French: morelle (fr) f. German: Nachtschatten (de) m. Lithuanian: kiauliauogė (lt) Polish: psianka (pl) f.

deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna

Danish: galnebær (da) n. Dutch: wolfskers (nl) m. and f., belladonna (nl) m. and f. Finnish: myrkkykoiso (fi) French: belladone (fr) f. German: Tollkirsche (de) f. Italian: belladonna (it) f.

Lithuanian: šunvyšnė (lt) Norwegian: belladonnaurt (no) c. Polish: pokrzyk (pl) m., wilcza jagoda (pl) f. Romanian: mătrăgună (ro) f. Swedish: belladonna (sv) c.