genus solanum
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1. type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet (noun.plant)
hypernym | : | asterid dicot genus, |
definition | : | genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs (noun.plant) |
member holonym | : | nightshade, |
definition | : | any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit (noun.plant) |
member holonym | : | potato tree, solanum crispum, |
definition | : | hardy climbing shrub of Chile grown as an ornamental for its fragrant flowers; not a true potato (noun.plant) |
member holonym | : | solanum jamesii, wild potato, |
definition | : | erect or spreading perennial of southwestern United States and Mexico bearing small pale brown to cream-colored tubers resembling potatoes (noun.plant) |
member holonym | : | potato vine, solanum jasmoides, |
definition | : | copiously branched vine of Brazil having deciduous leaves and white flowers tinged with blue (noun.plant) |
member holonym | : | naranjilla, solanum quitoense, |
definition | : | small perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling tomatoes or oranges (noun.plant) |
member meronym | : | family solanaceae, potato family, solanaceae, |
definition | : | 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 (noun.plant) |
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