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Noun: white horse nettle
  1. Weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet, blue or white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk; central United States to South America
    - trompillo, prairie berry, purple nightshade, silverleaf nightshade, silver-leaved nightshade, silver-leaved nettle, Solanum elaeagnifolium

Derived forms: white horse nettles

Type of: nightshade

Encyclopedia: White horse nettle