horse nettle

horse·net·tle

or horse nettle H5297500 (hôrs′nĕt′l)n. A poisonous North American plant (Solanum carolinense) in the nightshade family, having prickly stems, white to purple star-shaped flowers, and yellow berries.

horse nettle

n (Plants) a weedy solanaceous North American plant, Solanum carolinense, with yellow prickles, white or blue flowers, and yellow berries

horse′ net`tle

n. a large prickly North American weed, Solanum carolinense, of the nightshade family, having clusters of violet to white flowers.

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horse nettle - coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United Statesball nettle, ball nightshade, bull nettle, Solanum carolinensenightshade - any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit