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woolly nightshade

woolly nightshade noun: solanum mauritianum, a pest plant native to South America.

Noun

woolly nightshade (plural woolly nightshades)

  1. (New Zealand, especially) Solanum mauritianum, a pest plant native to South America.
    Synonyms:
    bugweed
  2. (Israel, especially) Solanum villosum, a plant native to the Mediterranean.

Synonyms of woolly nightshade

Forms of woolly nightshade

pluralwoolly nightshades
alternative formwooly nightshade

Questions about woolly nightshade

What does woolly nightshade mean?
Woolly nightshade means solanum mauritianum, a pest plant native to South America.
What part of speech is woolly nightshade?
Woolly nightshade is a noun.
What is the plural of woolly nightshade?
The plural of woolly nightshade is woolly nightshades.

Words near woolly nightshade in the dictionary

  1. woolly mice
  2. woolly monkey
  3. woolly monkeys
  4. woolly mouse
  5. woolly mouse opossum
  6. woolly nightshade
  7. woolly nightshades
  8. woolly opossum
  9. woolly opossums
  10. woolly pate
  11. woolly pated

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