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noun
1.
any of various plants of the genus Solanum, especially the black nightshade or the bittersweet.
2.
any of various other related plants, as the deadly nightshade.
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Night shade
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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nightshade
O.E. nihtscada, lit. "shade of night," perhaps in allusion to the poisonous berries. A common Gmc. compound, cf. Du. nachtschade, Ger. Nachtschatten.
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