deadly nightshade
noun
Origin of deadly nightshade
First recorded in 1570–80
Words nearby deadly nightshade
deadhead,
deadlight,
deadline,
deadlock,
deadly,
deadly nightshade,
deadly sins,
deadman,
deadpan,
deadrise,
deadweight tonnage
British Dictionary definitions for deadly nightshade
deadly nightshade
noun
a poisonous Eurasian solanaceous plant, Atropa belladonna, having dull purple bell-shaped flowers and small very poisonous black berries
Also called: belladonna, dwale
Medical definitions for deadly nightshade
deadly nightshade
[ dĕd′lē ]
n.
belladonna