Search Result for "enchanter\'s nightshade":

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Nightshade \Night"shade`\, n. [AS. nichtscadu.] (Bot.) A common name of many species of the genus Solanum, given esp. to the Solanum nigrum, or black nightshade, a low, branching weed with small white flowers and black berries reputed to be poisonous. [1913 Webster] Deadly nightshade. Same as Belladonna (a) . Enchanter's nightshade. See under Enchanter. Stinking nightshade. See Henbane. Three-leaved nightshade. See Trillium. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Enchanter \En*chant"er\, n. [Cf. F. enchanteur.] One who enchants; a sorcerer or magician; also, one who delights as by an enchantment. [1913 Webster] Like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing. --Shelley. [1913 Webster] Enchanter's nightshade (Bot.), a genus (Circ[ae]a) of low inconspicuous, perennial plants, found in damp, shady places. [1913 Webster]