Found 2 items, similar to Deadly nightshade.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: deadly nightshade deadly nightshade n 1: perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine [syn: belladonna, Atropa belladonna] 2: poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America [syn: bittersweet, bittersweet nightshade, climbing nightshade , poisonous nightshade, woody nightshade, Solanum dulcamara ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Deadly nightshade Nightshade \Night"shade`\, n. [AS. nichtscadu.] (Bot.) A common name of many species of the genus Solanum, given esp. to the Solanum nigrum, or black nightshade, a low, branching weed with small white flowers and black berries reputed to be poisonous. [1913 Webster] Deadly nightshade. Same as Belladonna (a) . Enchanter's nightshade. See under Enchanter. Stinking nightshade. See Henbane. Three-leaved nightshade. See Trillium. [1913 Webster] deadly \dead"ly\, a. 1. Capable of causing death; mortal; fatal; destructive; certain or likely to cause death; as, a deadly blow or wound. [1913 Webster] 2. Aiming or willing to destroy; implacable; desperately hostile; flagitious; as, deadly enemies. [1913 Webster] Thy assailant is quick, skillful, and deadly. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Subject to death; mortal. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The image of a deadly man. --Wyclif (Rom. i. 23). [1913 Webster] Deadly nightshade (Bot.), a poisonous plant; belladonna. See under Nightshade. [1913 Webster]