SOLANUM DULCAMARA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Solanum dulcamara mean? 

• SOLANUM DULCAMARA (noun)
  The noun SOLANUM DULCAMARA has 1 sense:

1. poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America

  Familiarity information: SOLANUM DULCAMARA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOLANUM DULCAMARA (noun)

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Meaning:

Poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bittersweet; bittersweet nightshade; climbing nightshade; deadly nightshade; poisonous nightshade; Solanum dulcamara; woody nightshade

Hypernyms ("Solanum dulcamara" is a kind of...):

nightshade (any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit)

Holonyms ("Solanum dulcamara" is a member of...):

genus Solanum; Solanum (type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet)