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Meaning of Nightshade | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈnaɪt.ʃeɪd

Definitions

  1. Any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus Solanum, especially black nightshade or woody nightshade.
  2. Any plant of the wider Solanaceae family, including the nightshades as well as tomato, potato, eggplant, and deadly nightshade.
    colloquial
  3. Belladonna or deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna).
  4. Any of several plants likened to nightshade, usually because of similar dark-colored berries.

Equivalents

العربية نبات الثلثان
Català morella
Čeština lilek
Deutsch Nachtschatten Nachtschattengewächs
Ελληνικά σολάνο στρύχνος
Esperanto solano
Español solanácea
Suomi koiso koisokasvi
Vosa Vakaviti boro
Français morelle
Gaeilge lus na hoíche
Հայերեն մորմ
Latina loba solānum
Te Reo Māori poro
Bahasa Melayu terung
Nederlands nachtschade
Polski psianka
Русский паслён
Svenska nattskatta

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Nightshades nightshift nightshifter Nightshirt nightside nightsky

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