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red nightshade

red nightshade noun: a plant of species Solanum villosum.

Noun

red nightshade (plural red nightshades)

  1. A plant of species Solanum villosum.
  2. A plant of species Phytolacca americana syn. Phytolacca decandra.
    Synonyms:
    American pokeweed, American nightshade, poke, pokeberry, pokeroot, Virginian poke, great Virginian red-weed, pocan, inkberry, skokeberry

Synonyms of red nightshade

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Forms of red nightshade

pluralred nightshades

Questions about red nightshade

What does red nightshade mean?
Red nightshade means a plant of species Solanum villosum.
What part of speech is red nightshade?
Red nightshade is a noun.
What is the plural of red nightshade?
The plural of red nightshade is red nightshades.

Words near red nightshade in the dictionary

  1. red neck syndrome
  2. red Ned
  3. red neuralgia
  4. red nigger
  5. red niggers
  6. red nightshade
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  8. red noise
  9. Red Nose Day
  10. red notice
  11. red notices

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