enchanter's nightshade

American  

noun

1. any of several plants belonging to the genus Circaea, of the evening primrose family, of cool and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, having white flowers.

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enchanter's nightshade British  

noun

1. any of several onagraceous plants of the genus Circaea, esp C. lutetiana, having small white flowers and bristly fruits

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Etymology

Origin of enchanter's nightshade

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

Here over the mossy ground rambled the enchanter's nightshade, still carrying its frail white flowers, which really have a weird appearance in the twilight of the woods.

From Two Summers in Guyenne by Barker, Edward Harrison

The pignut flowers died, and the enchanter's nightshade had sent up its faint spires in dark places before the White Rabbit realised her powers.

From Lives of the Fur Folk by Haviland, M. D.

Saint Stephen's wort is the enchanter's nightshade, a beneficent plant with red berries on a hairy stem.

From The Cathedral by Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl)