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Definition of Solanaceous

1. Adjective. Of or relating to plants of the family Solanaceae (the potato family).

Definition of Solanaceous

1. a. Of or pertaining to plants of the natural order Solanaceæ, of which the nightshade (Solanum) is the type. The order includes also the tobacco, ground cherry, tomato, eggplant, red pepper, and many more.

Definition of Solanaceous

1. Adjective. (botany) Pertaining to the order ''Solanaceae'', which includes the nightshades. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Solanaceous

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Solanaceous

1. Of or pertaining to plants of the natural order Solanaceae, of which the nightshade (Solanum) is the type. The order includes also the tobacco, ground cherry, tomato, eggplant, red pepper, and many more. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Solanaceous

Literary usage of Solanaceous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Principles of Vegetable-gardening by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1901)
"CHAPTER XVI solanaceous CROPS Tomato, Pepper, Eggplant, Husk Tomato. ... These plants are here called solanaceous crops because they belong to the family ..."

2. Fertilizers: The Source, Character and Composition of Natural, Home-made and by Edward Burnett Voorhees (1916)
"solanaceous CROPS Eggplant. The eggplant belongs to the same botanical family as the potato, and while specifically benefited by the fertilizers ..."

3. Crop Production: An Agricultural Text for Schools by Clarence Moores Weed, William E. Riley (1914)
"... solanaceous CROPS: TOMATO, PEPPER, AND EGGPLANT TOMATO Seed Testing Ten or more seeds for each pupil. Find the percentage of germination. ..."

4. Introduction to Agriculture: Practical Studies in Crop Production by Clarence Moores Weed, William E. Riley (1916)
"... solanaceous CROPS: TOMATO, PEPPER, AND EGGPLANT TOMATO Seed Testing Ten or more seeds for each pupil. Find the percentage of germination. ..."

5. The Principles of Vegetable-gardening by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1901)
"CHAPTER XVI solanaceous CROPS Tomato, Pepper, Eggplant, Husk Tomato. ... These plants are here called solanaceous crops because they belong to the family ..."

6. Fertilizers: The Source, Character and Composition of Natural, Home-made and by Edward Burnett Voorhees (1916)
"solanaceous CROPS Eggplant. The eggplant belongs to the same botanical family as the potato, and while specifically benefited by the fertilizers ..."

7. Crop Production: An Agricultural Text for Schools by Clarence Moores Weed, William E. Riley (1914)
"... solanaceous CROPS: TOMATO, PEPPER, AND EGGPLANT TOMATO Seed Testing Ten or more seeds for each pupil. Find the percentage of germination. ..."

8. Introduction to Agriculture: Practical Studies in Crop Production by Clarence Moores Weed, William E. Riley (1916)
"... solanaceous CROPS: TOMATO, PEPPER, AND EGGPLANT TOMATO Seed Testing Ten or more seeds for each pupil. Find the percentage of germination. ..."

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