English > genus Solanum: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet. |
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| Synonym | Solanum |
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| Member of | Solanaceae, family Solanaceae, potato family | large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous |
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| Members | Uruguay potato, Uruguay potato vine, Solanum commersonii | South American potato ... / potato vine |
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| bittersweet, bittersweet nightshade, climbing nightshade, deadly nightshade, poisonous nightshade, woody nightshade, Solanum dulcamara | poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries |
| eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena | hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable |
| naranjilla, Solanum quitoense | small perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling tomatoes or oranges |
| nightshade | Any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum |
| potato, white potato, white potato vine, Solanum tuberosum | Annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers |
| potato tree, Solanum crispum | Hardy climbing shrub of Chile grown as an ornamental for its fragrant flowers |
| potato tree, Brazilian potato tree, Solanum wrightii, Solanum macranthum | South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the tropics |
| potato vine, Solanum jasmoides | copiously branched vine of Brazil having deciduous leaves and white flowers tinged with blue |
| potato vine, giant potato creeper, Solanum wendlandii | vine of Costa Rica sparsely armed with hooklike spines and having large lilac-blue flowers |
| wild potato, Solanum jamesii | Erect or spreading perennial of southwestern United States and Mexico bearing small pale brown to cream-colored tubers resembling potatoes |
| Broader | asterid dicot genus | genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs |
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| Spanish | belladona, dulcamara, género solanum, genus solanum, solano, solanum |
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| Catalan | genus solanum, solanum, Solanum |
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