woody nightshade

woody nightshade
    n 1: poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers
         and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North
         America [syn: {bittersweet}, {bittersweet nightshade},
         {climbing nightshade}, {deadly nightshade}, {poisonous
         nightshade}, {woody nightshade}, {Solanum dulcamara}]
    

Woody \Wood"y\, a.
   1. Abounding with wood or woods; as, woody land. "The woody
      wilderness." --Bryant.
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            Secret shades
            Of woody Ida's inmost grove.          --Milton.
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   2. Consisting of, or containing, wood or woody fiber;
      ligneous; as, the woody parts of plants.
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   3. Of or pertaining to woods; sylvan. [R.] "Woody nymphs,
      fair Hamadryades." --Spenser.
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   {Woody fiber}. (Bot.)
      (a) Fiber or tissue consisting of slender, membranous
          tubes tapering at each end.
      (b) A single wood cell. See under {Wood}. --Goodale.

   {Woody nightshade}. (Bot.). See {Bittersweet}, 3
      (a) .

   {Woody pear} (Bot.), the inedible, woody, pear-shaped fruit
      of several Australian proteaceous trees of the genus
      {Xylomelum}; -- called also {wooden pear}.
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