Purple Nightshade (Noun)
Meaning
Weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk; central United States to South America.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The purple nightshade grew unnoticed among the other weeds in the overgrown garden.
- Atropa purpurea, commonly known as purple nightshade, has been used for centuries in herbal medicine.
- In some regions, the fruit of the purple nightshade plant is eaten as a sweet berry, while others use it as a curdling agent for cheese production.
- Caution must be exercised when handling the purple nightshade due to its high concentration of toxic alkaloids.
- Despite its toxic properties, purple nightshade has been used in traditional folk remedies for various ailments, including fever and rheumatism.
Synonyms
- Prairie Berry
- White Horse Nettle
- Silverleaf Nightshade
- Silver-leaved Nettle
- Silver-leaved Nightshade
- Trompillo
- Solanum Elaeagnifolium