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solanum

(sō lā′nəm)

noun

any of a large genus (Solanum) of trees, vines, shrubs, and plants of the nightshade family: most are poisonous, but a few are cultivated for food, as the potato and eggplant

Origin: L, nightshade, orig., sun plant < sol: see Sol

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