nightshade en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈnaɪt.ʃeɪd/
- (US) audio
Etymology
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”).
Meanings
- Any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus Solanum, especially black nightshade or woody nightshade.
- (colloquial) Any plant of the wider Solanaceae family, including the nightshades as well as tomato, potato, eggplant, and deadly nightshade.
- Belladonna or deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna).
- Any of several plants likened to nightshade, usually because of similar dark-colored berries.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nightshades | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Jamaican nightshade · white-margined nightshade · beaked nightshade · yellow nightshade · ball nightshade · garden nightshade · Torrey's nightshade · wetland nightshade · lance-leaved nightshade · West Indian nightshade · silver-leaf nightshade · small nightshade · prickly nightshade · deadly nightshade · melon-leaved nightshade · bittersweet nightshade · woody nightshade · Malabar nightshade · bitter nightshade · watermelon nightshade · leafy-fruited nightshade · hoe nightshade · sticky nightshade · Ethiopian nightshade · sodaapple nightshade · silver-leaved nightshade · cutleaf nightshade · black nightshade · hairy nightshade · enchanter's nightshade · African nightshade · orangeberry nightshade · Indian nightshade · climbing nightshade · spiny nightshade · stinking nightshade · fetid nightshade · woolly nightshade · redberry nightshade · Bahama nightshade · green nightshade · common nightshade · blue nightshade · American nightshade · bindweed nightshade · red nightshade · shrubby nightshade · tall nightshade · buffalobur nightshade · Argentine nightshade · silverleaf nightshade
Relateds
petit morel · petty morel · solano
Translations (41)
el στρύχνος (plant of genus Solanum) · mk зрнец (plant of genus Solanum) · fr morelle (plant of genus Solanum) · ms terung (plant of genus Solanum) · nl nachtschade (plant of genus Solanum) · ga lus na hoíche (plant of genus Solanum) · eo solano (plant of genus Solanum) · mi poro (plant of genus Solanum) · he סוֹלָנוּם (plant of genus Solanum) · fi koiso (plant of genus Solanum) · la loba (plant of genus Solanum) · ar حَدَق (plant of genus Solanum) · sv nattskatta (plant of genus Solanum) · vi cà (plant of genus Solanum) · grc στρύχνον (plant of genus Solanum) · rar poro (plant of genus Solanum) · hu csucsor (plant of genus Solanum) · ar مَغْد (plant of genus Solanum) · sq therpelë du (plant of genus Solanum) · fj boro (plant of genus Solanum) · sm polo (plant of genus Solanum) · hy մորմ (plant of genus Solanum) · ang hundesberle (plant of genus Solanum) · de Nachtschatten (plant of genus Solanum) · mi remuroa (plant of genus Solanum) · es solanácea (plant of genus Solanum) · cs lilek (plant of genus Solanum) · la sōlānum (plant of genus Solanum) · el σολάνο (plant of genus Solanum) · bg кучешко грозде (plant of genus Solanum) · ca morella (plant of genus Solanum) · uk паслі́н (plant of genus Solanum) · pl psianka (plant of genus Solanum) · ru паслён (plant of genus Solanum) · lt kiauliauogė (plant of genus Solanum) · mi raupeti (plant of genus Solanum) · hu ebszőlő (plant of genus Solanum) · cmn 茄屬植物 /茄属植物 (plant of genus Solanum) · uk пасльо́н (plant of genus Solanum) · de Nachtschattengewächs (plant of genus Solanum) · sv potatisväxt (plant of genus Solanum)