Definition of solanum Solanum
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| solanum - type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet | ||
| genus Solanum | ||
| asterid dicot genus genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs | ||
| family solanaceae, potato family, solanaceae large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera Solanum, Atropa, Brugmansia, Capsicum, Datura, Hyoscyamus, Lycopersicon, Nicotiana, Petunia, Physalis, and Solandra | ||
| nightshade any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit | ||
| solanum crispum, potato tree hardy climbing shrub of Chile grown as an ornamental for its fragrant flowers; not a true potato | ||
| solanum commersonii, uruguay potato vine, uruguay potato similar to the common potato | ||
| bittersweet nightshade, climbing nightshade, poisonous nightshade, solanum dulcamara, woody nightshade, bittersweet, deadly nightshade twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds | ||
| solanum jamesii, wild potato erect or spreading perennial of southwestern United States and Mexico bearing small pale brown to cream-colored tubers resembling potatoes | ||
| solanum jasmoides, potato vine copiously branched vine of Brazil having deciduous leaves and white flowers tinged with blue | ||
| brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, solanum melongena, aubergine, eggplant, mad apple egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow | ||
| naranjilla, solanum quitoense small perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling tomatoes or oranges | ||
| solanum tuberosum, white potato vine, potato, white potato an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland | ||
| giant potato creeper, solanum wendlandii, potato vine copiously branched vine of Brazil having deciduous leaves and white flowers tinged with blue | ||
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Wiktionary 
- solanum (Noun)
Specifically Solanum nigrum , and sometimes Solanum S. macrocarpon , Solanum S. scabrun , and Solanum S. villosum . A traditional green vegetable.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- solanum (n.)
A genus of plants comprehending the potato (S. tuberosum), the eggplant (S. melongena, and several hundred other species; nightshade.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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solanum
sō-lā′num, n. a genus of plants of the order Solanaceæ or Solaneæ, the nightshade family—almost all the species containing a poisonous alkaloid, Sol′anine.—adjs. Solanā′ceous, belonging to the Solanaceæ; Sol′anoid, potato-like, said of cancers. [L. solanum, the nightshade.]
