noun
Meaning 1
A historic heirloom shrub, Solanum retroflexum.
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Standard Lemma guide
sunberry
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noun
Meaning 2
The dark blue-purple fruit of Solanum retroflexum, often combined with sugar in desserts.
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noun
Meaning 3
The European black nightshade, Solanum nigrum.
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noun
Meaning 4
The dark poisonous berry of Solanum nigrum.
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noun
Meaning 5
improved garden variety of black nightshade having small edible orange or black berries
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: garden huckleberry, wonderberry, Solanum nigrum guineese, Solanum melanocerasum, Solanum burbankii
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Broader terms: black nightshade, common nightshade, poisonberry, poison-berry, Solanum nigrum
History
Etymology
From sun + berry.