Nearby words
woodwork, woodworker, woodworking, woodworm, woody, woody nightshade, woodyard, woof, woofer, woofter, woohoo
Origin of woody nightshade
First recorded in 1570–80
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British Dictionary definitions for woody nightshade
woody nightshade
noun
a scrambling woody Eurasian solanaceous plant, Solanum dulcamara, having purple flowers with recurved petals and a protruding cone of yellow anthers and producing poisonous red berry-like fruitsAlso called: bittersweet
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