black nightshade

noun

1. a common weed, Solanum nigrum, of the nightshade family, having poisonous leaves, white flowers, and black edible berries.

black nightshade

noun

1. a poisonous solanaceous plant, Solanum nigrum , a common weed in cultivated land, having small white flowers with backward-curved petals and black berry-like fruits

Word History and Origins

Origin of black nightshade¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

Relatives of the plant, including Solanum ptychanthum or black nightshade, and Solanum carolinense, or Carolina horsenettle, also produce toxic berries and are native to Arkansas.

From Science Daily

He grows mangoes, tomatoes, citrus, bananas and cucumbers, in addition to popular Kenyan indigenous vegetables such as the black nightshade.

From The Guardian

Nail-grimed, banana-bunch fingers clutching a spotted, notched knife, he fills his fibre sack with mustard leaves, dandelion, sorrel, and black nightshade.

From BBC

Six years later, Gbolo owns a 13-acre parcel and competes with Brown for customers who earlier this month harvested cassava and African black nightshade - to cook the leaves, avoiding the poison berries.

From Reuters

The black nightshade has a variety with yellow berries, and the black color returns in the hybrid.

From Project Gutenberg