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proper noun

Solanum n. (Bot.) A genus of plants comprehending the potato (Solanum tuberosum), the eggplant (Solanum melongena, and several hundred other species; nightshade.

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Etymology of 'Solanum'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Solanum" Quotes from Famous Books

... cotyledons— Rate of movement—Analogous observations on various organs in species of Githago, Gossypium, Oxalis, Tropaeolum, Citrus, Aesculus, of several Leguminous and Cucurbitaceous genera, Opuntia, Helianthus, Primula, Cyclamen, Stapelia, Cerinthe, Nolana, Solanum, Beta, Ricinus, Quercus, Corylus, Pinus, Cycas, Canna, Allium, Asparagus, Phalaris, Zea, Avena, Nephrodium, ...

— The Power of Movement in Plants • Charles Darwin

Words linked to "Solanum" : family Solanaceae, naranjilla, woody nightshade, Solanum crispum, eggplant, poisonous nightshade, Solanum nigrum, Solanum macranthum, Solanum jasmoides, Solanum commersonii, wild potato, Solanum elaeagnifolium, asterid dicot genus, Solanum burbankii, Uruguay potato vine, white potato, Solanum carolinense, giant potato creeper, Solanum melanocerasum, genus Solanum, nightshade, aubergine, potato family, Solanum dulcamara, Solanum wendlandii, Solanum pseudocapsicum, potato tree, Solanum wrightii, Solanum nigrum guineese, Solanaceae, mad apple, bittersweet, Solanum quitoense, Solanum tuberosum, Solanum melongena, potato, white potato vine, Solanum aviculare, Solanum rostratum, eggplant bush, potato vine, garden egg, Brazilian potato tree, Solanum giganteum, Uruguay potato, Solanum jamesii, bittersweet nightshade