nightshade: Meaning and Definition of

night•shade

Pronunciation: (nīt'shād"), [key]
— n.
  1. any of various plants of the genus Solanum, esp. the black nightshade or the bittersweet.
  2. any of various other related plants, as the deadly nightshade.
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