Solanum
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- proper noun
- /səˈleɪnəm/
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Solanum
- Bamberg doesn't have to climb the Andes to find two important wild species: Solanum jamesii and S. fendleri.
- fruit of a Solanum
Examples
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In botanical studies, Solanum species are often highlighted for their diverse evolutionary traits.
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These include Sida rhombifolia, Petiveria tetrandra, and Solanum paniculatum, all of which have similar spiritual functions in West Africa and Bahia.
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The resistant wild species, Solanum bulbocastanum, came from the area of Mexico where P. infestans is thought to have originated.
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Solanum tuberosum says:
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Today we have wristwatches and clocks to tell time, but the cultivated potato, Solanum tuberosum, still holds a place of high esteem in our society.
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Brief periods of prosperity in agriculture were related to fleeting favorable prices for tea, naranjilla fruit (Solanum quitoense), and sugarcane in national and international markets.
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PHOTO (COLOR): Geneticist John Stommel examines the fruit of a Solanum melongena, one of five species represented in the 115-accession eggplant core collection. This commonly cultivated species has the traditional dark fruit color.
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The genus Solanum includes many plants that are important for our diet, such as potatoes and tomatoes.
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Researchers are exploring the medicinal properties of various Solanum plants found in tropical regions.
Synonyms
A group of plants that includes potato and eggplant in the nightshade family
Compounds
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A group of plants that includes potato and eggplant in the nightshade family
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A shrub from Australia with purple flowers and yellow egg-shaped fruit people can eat
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A prickly weed that lives many years with pale yellow flowers and yellow berries, often in fields and gardens
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A wild potato plant from South America used in breeding for disease resistance
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A hardy climbing bush from Chile that gardeners grow for its sweet-smelling blue-purple flowers
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A poisonous climbing plant with purple flowers and bright red berries, also called bittersweet nightshade
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A plant with silvery leaves, light blue or white flowers, and round berries sometimes used to curdle milk
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A plant that produces large glossy purple or white fruits called eggplant
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A small plant with white flowers and black berries that can be poisonous or sometimes edible
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A garden plant like black nightshade with small edible orange or black berries
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A small shrub with bright red or yellow cherry-like berries that are poisonous
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A prickly North American plant with yellow flowers called buffalobur
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A woody bush with soft hairy stems, silvery prickly branches, blue or white flowers, and bright red berries
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A climbing plant with many branches and white flowers grown in gardens
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A South American shrub or small tree grown for its bright flowers in tropical gardens
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A garden plant grown for its small edible orange or black berries
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A climbing plant with hooklike spines and large lilac-blue flowers
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A South American shrub or small tree grown for its flowers and leaves in tropical gardens, not a potato
Surface Forms
Etymology
Solanum comes from the old Latin name for 'nightshade', the plant family that includes the potato, tomato, and eggplant. So the name Solanum is used for the group of plants that includes those familiar foods.