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Definition of Poisonberry
1. Noun. Eurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edible.
Generic synonyms: Nightshade
Specialized synonyms: Garden Huckleberry, Solanum Burbankii, Solanum Melanocerasum, Solanum Nigrum Guineese, Sunberry, Wonderberry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Poisonberry
Literary usage of Poisonberry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Visitor, Or, Monthly Instructor by Religious Tract Society (Great Britain) (1839)
"The blackthorn " armed at all points" is a goodly sight ; nor less so the gorgeous
red and yellow poisonberry plants ; the ivy covering the hollow oak ..."
2. The Visitor, Or, Monthly Instructor by Religious Tract Society (Great Britain) (1839)
"The blackthorn " armed at all points" is a goodly sight ; nor less so the gorgeous
red and yellow poisonberry plants ; the ivy covering the hollow oak ..."
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