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Webster 1913 Edition

Nightshade

Night′shadeˊ

,
Noun.
[AS.
nichtscadu
.]
(Bot.)
A common name of many species of the genus
Solanum
, given esp. to the
Solanum nigrum
, or black nightshade, a low, branching weed with small white flowers and black berries reputed to be poisonous.
Deadly nightshade
.
Same as
Belladonna
(a)
.
–
Enchanter’s nightshade
.
See under
Enchanter
.
–
Stinking nightshade
.
See
Henbane
.
–
Three-leaved nightshade
.
See
Trillium
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Nightshade

NIGHTSHADE

,
Noun.
A plant of the genus Solanum. The deadly nightshade is of the genus Atropa; the American nightshade of the genus Phytolacea; the bastard nightshade of the genus Rivina; the enchanter's nightshade of the genus Circaea; the Malabar nightshade of the genus Basella; and the three-leaved nightshade of the genus Trillium.

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