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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.
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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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