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| solanum | |
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| type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet |
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Main Entry: so·la·num
Pronunciation: s&-'lAn-&m, -'län-, -'lan-
Function: noun
1 capitalized : the type genus ofthe family Solanaceae comprising often spiny herbs, shrubs, or trees that have cymose white, purple, or yellow flowers and a fruit that is a berry
2 : any plant of the genusSolanum
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Solanum
So*la"num\, n. [L., nightshade.] (Bot.) A genus of plants comprehending the potato (S. tuberosum), the eggplant (S. melongena, and several hundred other species; nightshade.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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