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Noun: nightshade  'nIt,sheyd
  1. Any of numerous shrubs, herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit

Derived forms: nightshades

Type of: ligneous plant, woody plant

Part of: genus Solanum, Solanum

Encyclopedia: Nightshade

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