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Woody nightshade is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WOODY NIGHTSHADE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

woody nightshade

Solanum dulcamara

Solanum dulcamara, also known as bittersweet, bittersweet nightshade, bitter nightshade, blue bindweed, Amara Dulcis, climbing nightshade, fellenwort, felonwood, poisonberry, poisonflower, scarlet berry, snakeberry, trailing bittersweet, trailing nightshade, violet bloom, or woody nightshade, is a species of vine in the potato genus Solanum, family Solanaceae. It is native to Europe and Asia, and widely naturalised elsewhere, including North America, where it is an invasive problem weed.

Definition of woody nightshade in the English dictionary

The definition of woody nightshade in the dictionary is a scrambling woody Eurasian solanaceous plant, Solanum dulcamara, having purple flowers with recurved petals and a protruding cone of yellow anthers and producing poisonous red berry-like fruits Also called: bittersweet.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE WOODY NIGHTSHADE

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Synonyms and antonyms of woody nightshade in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «woody nightshade» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WOODY NIGHTSHADE

Find out the translation of woody nightshade to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of woody nightshade from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «woody nightshade» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

木葵
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

woody nightshade
570 millions of speakers

English

woody nightshade
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वुडी अंधेरा
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

ودي الباذنجان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

древесный паслен
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Woody pretinha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাঠবিড়াল নটহেড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ligneuse morelle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nightshade berkayu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Woody Nachtschatten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

木質むらさき
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

우디 도나
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Woody nightshade
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

cây bạch anh gỗ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மரத்தாலான தாவரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वृक्षाच्छादित राक्षस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Odunsu gölgelik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Woody belladonna
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Woody jagoda
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

деревне паслін
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Woody noptii
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ξυλώδη στρύχνος
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

houtagtige nastergal
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

träig nights
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

woody søtvier
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WOODY NIGHTSHADE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about woody nightshade

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WOODY NIGHTSHADE»

Discover the use of woody nightshade in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to woody nightshade and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Principles Of Clinical Toxicology, Third Edition
Common name Botanical name Signs and symptoms woody nightshade, climbing nightshade Black nightshade, common nightshade Deadly nightshade, belladonna Solanum nigrum Atropa belladonna Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal ...
Thomas A Gossel, 1994
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A Modern Herbal: The Medicinal, Culinary, Cosmetic and ...
'One may gather a hundred pieces of the Woody Nightshade, and this strange perversity is rampant in all,' remarks an observer of this very curious habit. The berries are green at first, afterwards becoming orange and finally bright red, and are ...
Maud Grieve, 1971
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Glycoalkaloids in Tomatoes, Eggplants, Pepper and Two ...
Ceha and co-workers (1997) reported a large woody nightshade ingestion in a 4- yrold girl who was presented to the emergency department in acute anticholinergic crisis. The cause of the anticholinergic reaction of the patient was unclear.
Christer Andersson, Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordisk Råd, 1999
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Anglo-Saxon Medicine
How does this identification based on semantics stand up to the use of woody nightshade in medicine? ... have been grouped together; in Northern Europe Woody nightshade (S. dulcamara) has been associated with them where it also has ...
Malcolm Laurence Cameron, 1993
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Birds and Berries
As already mentioned, woody nightshade fruits are not very nutritious, but they are sought after early in the season, especially in dry weather, before elder fruit is available. In mid November, when the elder fruit crop is niostly finished, birds turn  ...
Barbara Snow, David Snow, 2010
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Poisonous Plants: A Cultural and Social History
Honey made from Aconitum spp. pollen hasalsoresulted inpoisoning.270 Woody nightshade,Solanum dulcamara (Figures 73and 74) Woody nightshade is themost common Britishnightshade. Curiously, it appearstobe more poisonousin some ...
Robert Bevan-Jones, 2009
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Dictionary of Plant Lore
Woody Nightshade 433 Worms WOODY NIGHTSHADE (Solanum dulcamara) Most plants with red berries have some kind of magical association, rowan being the prime example. The connection may be with lightning, and the consequent ...
D.C. Watts, 2007
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A Gospel of Wild Flowers
Like its infamous cousin deadly nightshade, woody nightshade is very poisonous . One of its other names, with good reason, is bittersweet. With its stars of purple and gold, and vivid red berries, this plant clambers alluringly over the hedgerows  ...
Anthony Footit, 2006
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J. M. Nickell's Botanical Ready Reference
Woody Nightshade. Wolf Grape. Bittersweet Nightshade. Violet Bloom. Scarlet Berry. Bittersweet Herb. Bittersweet Twigs. Nightshade Vine. Garden Nightshade. Fever Twig. Felonwort. Bittersweet Stems. Staff Vine. Woody. Nightshade. Woody  ...
‎1880
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Medical Toxicology of Natural Substances: Foods, Fungi, ...
There are few reported cases of poisoning associated with woody nightshade or the Jerusalem cherry in the medical literature. The existing case reports do not confirm the presence of biomarkers (e.g., glycoalkaloids) of Solanum species in ...
Donald G. Barceloux, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WOODY NIGHTSHADE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term woody nightshade is used in the context of the following news items.
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Conservation group examines land and sea life
Other plants like Sea Campion, Thrift and Woody Nightshade, and Sedums were spotted on the tro, alog with the Silver Ragwort and the Yellow-horned Poppy. «Worthing Herald, Aug 15»
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What Food Can You Safely Share With An ET?
E.g. "deadly nightshade" or wisteria seeds. The flowers of Atropa belladonna ... Berries of bittersweet, or woody nightshade. Also poisonous to humans, though ... «Science 2.0, Jun 15»
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Garden Q&A: Green potatoes can make you sick
... is the accidental ingestion of the berries of several other, uncultivated, members of the tomato family, including woody nightshade and poisonous nightshade. «Tribune-Review, Nov 14»
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Why these bitter berries are summer's sweetest fruit: Mixed bag of …
Hedges are swagged with blackberries, and poisonous woody nightshade winds around the hazel bushes where the nuts are starting to drop from their husks. «Daily Mail, Aug 14»
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Chichester resident warns of 'dangerous' weed
Woody nightshade is a weed which grows in hedgerows, gardens and wasteland throughout Europe. It spreads via underground stems and was used in folk ... «Chichester Observer, Jul 14»
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A walk of discovery down on the boardwalk at Barton Broad
We saw yellow iris, as opposed to stinking iris - “it's supposed to smell like roast beef but I have never understood that” - and woody nightshade, apparently not ... «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, May 14»
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Thorny problems: what shall I do with a poorly 'bargain' plant?
It is poisonous if ingested, and from the same family as woody nightshade (S. dulcamara). Both have mauve flowers (similar to those of other close relations, the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 13»
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A rural idyll: tea, teasels, toads, and Tory councillors - Long Lane …
... from cow parsley to woody nightshade, and a full range of wildlife is regularly to be seen there - woodpeckers, voles, slow worms, toads - and Tory councillors, ... «NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL LOLS, Jul 13»
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Uncommon Ground: On the trail of Land Art in Britain 1966-1979
... of his driftwood posts and outbreaks of hardy flowers such as horned poppy, valerian, sea kale and woody nightshade are certainly worth a mention. If you visit ... «Culture24, May 13»
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Do potatoes grow on vines? A review of the wild relatives of some …
The Solanaceae, also called the potato or nightshade family, includes a wide ... this revision is the common European woody nightshade, Solanum dulcamara, ... «Science Codex, May 13»

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