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Definition of Trompillo
1. Noun. Weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk; central United States to South America.
Generic synonyms: Nightshade
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trompillo
Literary usage of Trompillo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1912)
"This parasite on the trompillo (Solanum elaeagnifolium, Cav.) was not flowering,
and consequently could not be identified. Specimen collected: Bastrop, 2029 ..."
2. Mexico: Its Trade, Industries and Resources by Antonio García Cubas (1893)
"Of all these mines, the ones which are at present giving the largest extraction,
are Santa Gertrudis, Maravillas and trompillo. The mineral products of ..."
3. Venezuela, an Economic Report by Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service (1921)
"From El trompillo we proceeded to inspect a sugar plantation called Tacarigua,
where the overseer in charge of the machinery explained to the students all ..."
4. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1920)
"Venezuela: Caracas, 4; Naguanagua, 1; El trompillo, Carabobo, 10; San Antonio,
Bermudez, 1; Agua Salada de Ciudad Bolivar, 3; Altagracia, 2; ..."
5. A Manual of Weeds: With Descriptions of All the Most Pernicious and by Ada Eljiva Georgia (1914)
"Other English names: Prickly Nightshade, Silver-leaved Nightshade, Blue-top,
trompillo. Native. Perennial. Propagates by seeds and by rootstocks. ..."
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