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noun
Any plant in the genus Solanum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
A traditional green vegetable in the genus Solanum, specifically Solanum nigrum, and sometimes Solanum macrocarpon, Solanum scabrum, and Solanum villosum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Africa, East
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noun
type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Solanum
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Broader terms: asterid dicot genus
History
Etymology tree Latin sōlānumder. Translingual Solanumbor. English solanum Borrowed from Translingual Solanum.
Across languages
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