Phrase guide

deadly nightshade

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The plant Atropa belladonna, a perennial shrub of the nightshade family that contains high concentrations of the alkaloid atropine which can be deadly if taken in excess.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: belladonna, poisonberry

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bittersweet, bittersweet nightshade, climbing nightshade, poisonous nightshade, woody nightshade, Solanum dulcamara

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: nightshade

3

noun

Meaning 3

perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: belladonna, belladonna plant, Atropa belladonna

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

66 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: helmarinë — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Albanian: shprohë — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Arabic: سِتّ الْحُسْن (sitt al-ḥusn) — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Arabic: بِلادُونَا (bilādūnā) — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Arabic: بِيلَادُونَا (bīlādūnā) — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Asturian: belladona — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Breton: benede — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Bulgarian: беладо́на (beladóna) — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Bulgarian: лудо биле — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Catalan: belladona — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Chinese Mandarin: 顛茄 /颠茄 (diānqié) — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Cornish: morel — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Czech: rulík zlomocný — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Dacian: coicolida — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Dacian: koikolida — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Danish: galnebær — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Dutch: wolfskers — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Dutch: belladonna — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Esperanto: beladono — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Finnish: myrkkykoiso — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Finnish: belladonna — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • French: belladone — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Galician: beladona — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • German: schwarze Tollkirsche — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • German: Tollkirsche — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Greek: μπελαντόνα (belantóna) — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Greek: άτροπος (átropos) — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Ancient Greek: ἱππόφλομος (hippóphlomos) — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Hebrew: יפהפייה (yefefiyá) — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Hungarian: nadragulya — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Hungarian: maszlagos nadragulya — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Irish: lus na hoíche — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Italian: belladonna — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Japanese: ベラドンナ (beradonna) — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Korean: 벨라돈나 (belladonna) — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Korean: 벨라도나 (belladona) — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Latin: solanum — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Lithuanian: vaistinė šunvyšnė — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Lithuanian: šunvyšnė — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Norman: chrysanthème au dgiâbl'ye — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Norwegian: belladonnaurt — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Persian: بلادون (bellâdon) — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Persian: بلادونا (bellâdonâ) — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Persian: شابیزک (šâbizak) — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Polish: wilcza jagoda — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Polish: pokrzyk wilcza jagoda — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Polish: pokrzyk — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Polish: belladonna — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Portuguese: beladona — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Romanian: beladonă — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Romanian: mătrăgună — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Russian: белладо́нна (bɛlladónna) — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Russian: краса́вка (krasávka) — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Scottish Gaelic: lus na h-oidhche — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Serbo-Croatian: велебиље — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Serbo-Croatian: velebilje — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Slovak: ľuľkovec zlomocný — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Slovene: volčja češnja — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Upper Sorbian: čorny rulik — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Spanish: belladona — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Swedish: belladonna — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Turkish: güzelavrat otu — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Ukrainian: белладо́нна (belladónna) — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Volapük: latrop — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Welsh: codwarth — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna
  • Welsh: ceirios y gŵr drwg — deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna