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- Dictionarynightshade/ˈnʌɪtʃeɪd/
noun
- 1. a plant related to the potato, typically having poisonous black or red berries. Several kinds of nightshade have been used in the production of herbal medicines.
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3 days ago · Some other important members of Solanaceae include a number of ornamental plants such as Petunia, Browallia, and Lycianthes, and sources of psychoactive alkaloids, Datura, Mandragora (mandrake), and Atropa belladonna (deadly nightshade).
1 day ago · Nightshade vegetables belong to the Solanaceae family, a group of flowering plants that are thought to grow at night under shaded conditions. The nightshade family consists of more than 2,000 different plants, some of which are popular food crops and others, well, not so much.
4 days ago · Solanum nigrum, the European black nightshade or simply black nightshade or blackberry nightshade, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae, native to Eurasia and introduced in the Americas, Australasia, and South Africa. Ripe berries and cooked leaves of edible strains are used as food in some locales, and plant parts are ...
Jul 18, 2024 · Tomatillo, annual plant of the nightshade family and its tart edible fruits. The plant is native to Mexico and Central America, where it has been an important food crop for millennia. The fruits can be eaten raw and are made into soups, jams, or chutneys.
- Melissa Petruzzello
Jul 16, 2024 · Pepper, (genus Capsicum), genus of more than 30 species of flowering plants in the nightshade family (Solanaceae), several of which are extensively cultivated for their edible, often pungent fruits. The genus comprises all the varied forms of fleshy-fruited peppers, including the mild bell peppers
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jul 13, 2024 · The nightshade family has about 2600 species worldwide and includes herbs, shrubs, trees, and vines. While many are highly poisonous (deadly nightshade, Jimson weed) others are major food crops such as potatoes, tomatoes, and chile peppers.
Jul 8, 2024 · A nightshade allergy is caused when the immune system mistakenly identifies certain proteins in nightshade plants as harmful. This results in the body producing antibodies to fight these perceived threats, leading to an allergic reaction.
