Nīght'shāde, n.

noun

(nīt'-), n. [A-S. nihtscadu.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Solanum. S. nigrum is the common nightshade, a low, branching, annual plant, having very small, white flowers, and small, round berries.

Deadly-nightshade, a plant of the genus Atropa (A. belladonna). — Enchanter's nightshade. See ENCHANTER.— Three-leaved nightshade, a plant of several species of the genus Trillium, having usually purple flowers, and characterized by having its parts mostly in threes.

A botanical illustration of a nightshade plant with leaves, flowers, and hanging berries. — Nightshade (*Atropa bella-donna*).