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Nightshade

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.
  3. Belladonna or deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna).
  4. Any of several plants likened to nightshade, usually because of similar dark-colored berries.

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CEFR level

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