"plant of the genussolanum," with white flowers and black poisonous berries, Middle Englishnight-shade, from Old Englishnihtscada, literally "shade of night," perhaps in allusion to the berries; seenight+shade(n.). A common Germanic compound, cognates: Dutchnachtschade, GermanNachtschatten. ...
The meaning of NIGHTSHADE is any of a genus (Solanum of the family Solanaceae, the nightshade family) of herbs, shrubs, and trees having alternate leaves, cymose flowers, and fruits that are berries and including some poisonous weeds, various ornamentals
The meaning of ENCHANTER'S NIGHTSHADE is any plant of the genus Circaea (especially C. lutetiana) of the family Onagraceae characterized by inconspicuous white flowers and bristly fruit.
1 0Mandrake is a mediterranean plant of the nightshade family, with white or purple flowers and large yellow berries. 1 0La mandragore est une plante méditerranéenne de la famille des Solanacées, avec des fleurs blanches ou violette et de grandes baies jaunes. ParaCrawl Corpus Datura dou...
The deadly and bittersweet nightshades are attractive and interesting plants, but they need to be treated with a great deal of respect. I often see the bittersweet nightshade during my walks and always admire its pretty flowers and berries. I enjoy observing and photographing the plant, but I...
The current roommates are as thrilled with rhubarb as TGTW is with zucchini (read as: Not at All). So once the rhubarb was unpacked, the pie did not seem to be as good of an idea, from a practical standpoint. So, what’s a thrifty plant biologist to do? Dry it, of course!
1.According to one theory, the beetle’s co-evolution with toxin-containing host foods in the nightshade family — potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants, peppers — has made it able to adjust to toxins in general. 2.Relatives of the plant, including Solanum ptychanthum or black nightshade, and Sola...
They are small and white, resembling those of Bittersweet in form, and are succeeded by small round berries, green at first, but black when ripe. The plant flowers and fruits freely, and in the autumn the masses of black berries are very noticeable; they have, when mature, a very ...
nounweedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowers Synonyms prairie berry silverleaf nightshade silver-leaved nettle silver-leaved nightshade Solanum elaeagnifolium trompillo white horse nettle Related Words nightshade Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003...
The meaning of MALABAR NIGHTSHADE is a plant of the genus Basella; especially : an Asiatic climbing plant (B. alba) with fleshy shining leaves and small white racemose flowers that is grown in the tropics as a potherb and in temperate regions as an ornam