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horse nettle

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Definition of horse nettle

: a coarse prickly weed (Solanum carolinense) of the nightshade family with bright yellow fruit resembling berries

Examples of horse nettle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The horse nettle fruits and most other parts of the plant are poisonous to varying degrees from the toxic alkaloid solanine. — Tim Macwelch, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of horse nettle

circa 1818, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of horse nettle was circa 1818

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“Horse nettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horse%20nettle. Accessed 17 Jan. 2022.

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