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Definition of Solanum
1. Noun. Type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Solanaceae, Potato Family, Solanaceae
Member holonyms: Nightshade, Potato Tree, Solanum Crispum, Solanum Commersonii, Uruguay Potato, Uruguay Potato Vine, Bittersweet, Bittersweet Nightshade, Climbing Nightshade, Deadly Nightshade, Poisonous Nightshade, Solanum Dulcamara, Woody Nightshade, Solanum Jamesii, Wild Potato, Potato Vine, Solanum Jasmoides, Aubergine, Brinjal, Eggplant, Eggplant Bush, Garden Egg, Mad Apple, Solanum Melongena, Naranjilla, Solanum Quitoense, Potato, Solanum Tuberosum, White Potato, White Potato Vine, Giant Potato Creeper, Potato Vine, Solanum Wendlandii, Brazilian Potato Tree, Potato Tree, Solanum Macranthum, Solanum Wrightii
Definition of Solanum
1. n. A genus of plants comprehending the potato (S. tuberosum), the eggplant (S. melongena, and several hundred other species; nightshade.
Definition of Solanum
1. Noun. (East Africa) Specifically ''Solanum nigrum'', and sometimes ''S. macrocarpon, S. scabrun,'' and ''S. villosum''. A traditional green vegetable. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Solanum
1. any of a genus of herbs and shrubs [n -S]
Medical Definition of Solanum
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Solanum
Literary usage of Solanum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Select extra-tropical plants readily eligible for industrial culture or by Ferdinand Jacob H. Mueller (1880)
"Within the tropics of both hemispheres. The berries of this shrub serve as a dye
of various shades, particularly violet, for silk. solanum ..."
2. The Gardeners Dictionaryby Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1754)
"solanum Americanum,fcan- deni ... with a Bay-leaf, and blue Flowers growing in
Clutters. 21. solanum Americanum, frute ... solanum Americanum arfare ..."
3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"Other important papers on the tuberous species are Berthault, Recher- ches
botaniques sur les varietes cultivees du solanum tuberosum et les ..."
4. Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science ... with French and Other by Robley Dunglison (1860)
"solanum VULGARE, solanum. SOLAR, Sola'Hi, from sol, salts, 'the sun. Relating to
the sun ; having rays like the eun. SOLAR PLEXUS, Plexus snla'ris, ..."
5. Twentieth Century Practice: An International Encyclopedia of Modern Medical by Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1895)
"solanum. The various species of the genus solanum, order Solanaceae, ...
Those found in America are solanum dulcamara, L., "Bittersweet"; solanum nigrum, ..."
6. Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science : Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1868)
"solanum NI'VEUM. A South African plant, the leaves of which, applied to foul ulcers,
... indigenous; is tail to resemble solanum nigrum in its properties. ..."
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