prairie berry n 1: 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 [syn: {trompillo}, {white horse nettle}, {prairie berry}, {purple nightshade}, {silverleaf nightshade}, {silver-leaved nightshade}, {silver-leaved nettle}, {Solanum elaeagnifolium}]