deadly nightshade
Noun
Meaning
perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine
poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America
Source: WordNetSynonyms
belladonna
bittersweet
climbing nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
poisonous nightshade
bittersweet nightshade
Atropa belladonna
belladonna plant
woody nightshade
herb
solanum
hemlock
nightshade
Death Valley
black cherry
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Deadly nightshade is the only plant I have ever been able to get to grow for me.
By action and reaction do we become strong or weak, according to the character of our thoughts and mental states. Fear is the deadly nightshade of the mind.