dway-berry Obs. or dial.
[cf. dwale n.2, and Da. dvale-bær.]
The berry of the Deadly Nightshade.
| 1605 Plat Delightes for Ladies, Recipe 70 Dwayberies that do somewhat resemble blacke cherries, called in Latine by the name of Solanum lethale. 1819 Banquet 91 On dway-berries and daffodils to gaze. 1878 Britten & Holland Plant-n. |