Solanum

[sәu'leinәm]

Definition

(noun.) type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet.

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Definition

(n.) A genus of plants comprehending the potato (S. tuberosum), the eggplant (S. melongena, and several hundred other species; nightshade.

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Definition

n. a genus of plants of the order Solanace or Solane the nightshade family—almost all the species containing a poisonous alkaloid Sol′anine.—adjs. Solanā′ceous belonging to the Solanace; Sol′anoid potato-like said of cancers.

Typist: Morton