nightshade

English

Etymology

From Middle English nyȝtschade, niȝteschode, nyght shade, from Old English nihtsċada, corresponding to night +‎ shade. Compare German Nachtschatten.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnaɪtʃeɪd/

Noun

nightshade (plural nightshades)

(botany) Any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus Solanum, especially black nightshade or woody nightshade.
(botany, colloquial) 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.

Derived terms

Translations

plant of genus Solanum

Armenian: մորմ (hy) (morm)
Catalan: morella f
Czech: lilek (cs) m
Dutch: nachtschade (nl) m or f
Finnish: koiso (fi)
French: morelle (fr) f
German: Nachtschatten m
Irish: lus na hoíche m

Lithuanian: kiauliauogė
Maori: raupeti, remuroa
Old English: hundesberle
Polish: psianka (pl) f
Russian: паслён (ru) m (pasljón)
Spanish: solanácea f
Swedish: nattskatta c, potatisväxt c
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

deadly nightshade — see deadly nightshade

See also

petit morel, petty morel

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