SOLANACEOUS

solanaceous

(adjective) of or relating to plants of the family Solanaceae (the potato family)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

solanaceous (comparative more solanaceous, superlative most solanaceous)

(botany) Pertaining to the family Solanaceae, which includes the nightshades.

Source: Wiktionary


Sol`a*na"ceous, a. (Bot.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to plants of the natural order Solanaceæ, of which the nightshade (Solanum) is the type. The order includes also the tobacco, ground cherry, tomato, eggplant, red pepper, and many more.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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