Solanaceous Definition

sōlə-nāshəs
adjective
Of or belonging to the nightshade family.
American Heritage

(botany) Pertaining to the order Solanaceae, which includes the nightshades.

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Origin of Solanaceous

  • From New Latin Sōlānāceae family name from Sōlānum type genus from Latin sōlānum nightshade solanine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From modern Latin Solanaceae, from Latin solanum "˜nightshade'.

    From Wiktionary

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