nightshade
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nightshade
- /ˈnaɪt.ʃeɪd/
Where it comes from
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”).
noun nightshades
- Any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus Solanum, especially black nightshade or woody nightshade.
- 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.
Translations
Every language
noun plant of genus Solanum
| Español | solanácea |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 茄屬植物 /茄属植物 |
| Français | morelle |
| Deutsch | Nachtschattengewächs, Nachtschatten |
| Ελληνικά | σολάνο soláno, στρύχνος strýchnos |
| Русский | паслён pasljón |
| Tiếng Việt | cà |
| العربية | مَغْد maḡd, حَدَق ḥadaq |
| עברית | סוֹלָנוּם solanum |
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title = {nightshade},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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