SOLANUM

Solanum, genus Solanum

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

solanum (plural solanums)

(botany) Any plant in the genus Solanum.

(East Africa) A traditional green vegetable in the genus Solanum, specifically Solanum nigrum, and sometimes Solanum macrocarpon, Solanum scabrun, and Solanum villosum.

Anagrams

• monauls

Source: Wiktionary


So*la"num, n. Etym: [L., nightshade.] (Bot.)

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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