| 单词 | deadly nightshade |
| 释义 | deadly nightshade (once / 67928 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY deadly nightshade USAGE EXAMPLESPlants such as deadly nightshade can kill if enough of the plant is ingested. The Guardian(Dec 17, 2015) "Deadly nightshade - a favourite poison in medieval times - is another potential strangler," he explains. BBC(Mar 28, 2015) Along the edge of the path is a thicket of weeds: goldenrod, ragweed, asters, burdocks, deadly nightshade, its berries red as valentine candies. Margaret Atwood, Cat's Eye(1988) 1 n perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine 2Syn|Hyper Atropa belladonna, belladonna, belladonna plant herb, herbaceous plant a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests n poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America Syn|Hyper Solanum dulcamara, bittersweet, bittersweet nightshade, climbing nightshade, poisonous nightshade, woody nightshade nightshade any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit |
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