Solanum
Pronunciation : So*la"num
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., nightshade.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: A genus of plants comprehending the potato (S. tuberosum), the eggplant (S. melongena, and several hundred other species; nightshade.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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