poisonberry

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/ˈpɔɪ.z(ə)nˌbɛ.ɹi/

noun

Deadly nightshade.

Similar
black nightshadecommon nightshadepoison-berrySolanum nigrum
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Meanings

nounpoisonberry (uncountable)
  1. Informal name of various plants with poisonous berries, most commonly nightshades:
    1. uncountableDeadly nightshade.
    2. uncountableBittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara.
    3. uncountablePlants in the genus Cestrum: Cestrum nocturnum, Cestrum parqui.
    4. uncountableAny other berry of a plant in the nightshade family, Solanaceae, most of which are poisonous at least when unripe.
    5. uncountableBluebead lily (Clintonia borealis).
    6. uncountablePokeweed.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edible

Similar
black nightshadecommon nightshadepoison-berrySolanum nigrum
Broader
nightshade
Also see
black nightshadedeadly nightshade

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From poison + berry.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with poisonberry

boysenberry
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Cite this entry
APA

poisonberry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poisonberry

MLA

“poisonberry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poisonberry. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poisonberry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poisonberry.

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