Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A poisonous North American plant (Solanum carolinense) in the nightshade family, having prickly stems, white to purple star-shaped flowers, and yellow berries.
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- noun Any of certain
plants in thegenus Solanum .
Etymologies
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horse + nettle
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Field experiments with horsenettle showed that male flowers can sometimes increase seed number.
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