noun
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, ↑belladonna plant, ↑Atropa belladonna
• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Atropa, ↑genus Atropa
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
• Hypernyms: ↑nightshade
• Member Holonyms: ↑Solanum, ↑genus Solanum
Useful english dictionary. 2012.