nightshade family
51pepper — pepperer, n. pepperish, adj. pepperishly, adv. /pep euhr/, n. 1. a pungent condiment obtained from various plants of the genus Piper, esp. from the dried berries, used whole or ground, of the tropical climbing shrub P. nigrum. 2. any plant of the …
52potato — /peuh tay toh, teuh/, n., pl. potatoes. 1. Also called Irish potato, white potato. the edible tuber of a cultivated plant, Solanum tuberosum, of the nightshade family. 2. the plant itself. 3. See sweet potato (defs. 1, 2). [1545 55; < Sp patata… …
53belladonna — [bel΄ə dän′ə] n. [ModL < It bella donna, lit., beautiful lady: a folk etym. (infl. by cosmetic use for dilating the eye) for ML bladona, nightshade, prob. < Gaul] 1. a poisonous European plant (Atropa belladonna) of the nightshade family,… …
54bull nettle — noun coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United States • Syn: ↑horse nettle, ↑ball nettle, ↑ball nightshade, ↑Solanum carolinense • Hypernyms: ↑nightshade * * * noun …
55Jerusalem cherry — noun small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry sized fruit • Syn: ↑winter cherry, ↑Madeira winter cherry, ↑Solanum pseudocapsicum • Hypernyms: ↑nightshade * * * noun Usage …
56night|shade — «NYT SHAYD», noun. 1. any one of various plants somewhat like the potato and the tomato. There are many kinds, making up several genera of the nightshade family. The black nightshade has white flowers and black berries. Belladonna, or the deadly… …
57so|la|num — «soh LAY nuhm», noun. any one of a large genus of erect or climbing herbs, shrubs, or small trees of the nightshade family, such as the nightshade, eggplant, and common white potato. ╂[< New Latin Solanum the genus name < Latin sōlānum… …
58Boxthorn — African Boxthorn (Lycium ferocissimum) Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …
59Bullnettle — (also written Bull nettle , Bull Nettle or bull nettle ) can refer to:* Cnidolscolus stimulosus (Spurge Nettle), a plant of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) * Solanum carolinense (Carolina Horsenettle), a plant of the nightshade family… …
60atropine — /a treuh peen , pin/, n. Pharm. a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C17H23NO3, obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used… …
