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Noun: bittersweet nightshade
  1. Poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America
    - bittersweet, climbing nightshade, deadly nightshade, poisonous nightshade, woody nightshade, Solanum dulcamara

Derived forms: bittersweet nightshades

Type of: nightshade

Part of: genus Solanum, Solanum

Encyclopedia: Bittersweet nightshade