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Taxonomy vs Nightshade - What's the difference?

taxonomy | nightshade |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and nightshade

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while nightshade is any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus Solanum, especially black nightshade or woody nightshade.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    nightshade

    English

    (Solanaceae)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) Any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus Solanum , especially black nightshade or woody nightshade.
  • (botany, colloquial) Any plant of the wider Solanaceae family, including the nightshades as well as tomato, potato, eggplant, and deadly nightshade.
  • Belladonna or deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna .
  • Any of several plants likened to nightshade, usually because of similar dark-colored berries.

    • Derived terms

    * black nightshade * deadly nightshade * enchanter's nightshade * Malabar nightshade * stinking nightshade * woody nightshade