NIGHTSHADES Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word nightshades. (close relations)
Definition of NIGHTSHADES
Best Alternative Words for NIGHTSHADES
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aubergines | nounn | |||||||
noun • hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable • egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow | ||||||||
eggplants | nounn | |||||||
noun • egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow • hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable | ||||||||
peppers | nounn | |||||||
noun • climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam • any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers • pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground • sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum verb • add pepper to • attack and bombard with or as if with missiles | ||||||||
tomatoes | nounn | |||||||
noun • mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable • native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties |