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solanaceae

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solanaceae

noun
large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera Solanum, Atropa, Brugmansia, Capsicum, Datura, Hyoscyamus, Lycopersicon, Nicotiana, Petunia, Physalis, and Solandra 
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Main Entry: So·la·na·ce·ae
Pronunciation: "sO-l&-'nA-sE-"E
Function: noun plural
: a large and economically important familyof widely distributed, often strongly scented, and sometimes narcotic herbs, shrubs, or trees (order Polemoniales) that include tomatoes, potatoes, nightshades, jimsonweed, and belladonna —see ATROPA, CAPSICUM, HYOSCYAMUS, NICOTIANA, SOLANUM
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