enchanter's nightshade

Definitions of enchanter's nightshade
  1. noun
    any of several erect perennial rhizomatous herbs of the genus Circaea having white flowers that open at dawn; northern hemisphere
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    types:
    Alpine enchanter's nightshade, Circaea alpina
    an Alpine variety of enchanter's nightshade
    Circaea lutetiana
    tall evening primrose with inconspicuous flowers
    type of:
    evening primrose
    any of several plants of the family Onagraceae
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