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单词 enchanter's nightshade
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Definition of enchanter's nightshade in English:

enchanter's nightshade

noun
  • A woodland plant with small white flowers and fruit with hooked bristles, native to Eurasia and the eastern US.

    露珠草

    Circaea lutetiana, family Onagraceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The wildflowers, many of which bloom in May, include waterleaf, wild ginger, red trillium, Jack-in-the-pulpit, smooth and woolly blue violet, Solomon's seal, false Solomon's seal, and enchanter's nightshade.

Origin

Late 16th century: believed by early botanists to be the herb used by Circe to charm Odysseus' companions.

Definition of enchanter's nightshade in US English:

enchanter's nightshade

noun
  • A woodland plant with small white flowers and fruit with hooked bristles, native to Eurasia and North America.

    露珠草

    Genus Circaea, family Onagraceae: several species, including C. quadrisulcata and the smaller C. alpina

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The wildflowers, many of which bloom in May, include waterleaf, wild ginger, red trillium, Jack-in-the-pulpit, smooth and woolly blue violet, Solomon's seal, false Solomon's seal, and enchanter's nightshade.

Origin

Late 16th century: believed by early botanists to be the herb used by Circe to charm Odysseus' companions.

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