woolly nightshade

noun

Solanum mauritianum, a pest plant native to South America.

Meanings

nounwoolly nightshade (plural woolly nightshades)

plural woolly nightshades · alternative wooly nightshade

  1. New ZealandespeciallySolanum mauritianum, a pest plant native to South America.

    Synonyms: bugweed

  2. IsraelespeciallySolanum villosum, a plant native to the Mediterranean.

    Synonyms: hairy nightshade, red nightshade, yellow nightshade

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSolanum mauritianum, a pest plant native to South America.

Similar

nounSolanum villosum, a plant native to the Mediterranean.

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Chicago

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