genus solanum

1. Type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade;
   Potato;
   Eggplant;
   Bittersweet (synset 112913854)
   is a type of: asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
   member holonym:

   • nightshade - any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit
   • potato tree, solanum crispum - hardy climbing shrub of Chile grown as an ornamental for its fragrant flowers; not a true potato
   • solanum commersonii, uruguay potato, uruguay potato vine - South American potato vine
   • bittersweet, bittersweet nightshade, climbing nightshade, deadly nightshade, poisonous nightshade, solanum dulcamara, woody nightshade - poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America
   • solanum jamesii, wild potato - erect or spreading perennial of southwestern United States and Mexico bearing small pale brown to cream-colored tubers resembling potatoes
   • potato vine, solanum jasmoides - copiously branched vine of Brazil having deciduous leaves and white flowers tinged with blue
   • aubergine, brinjal, eggplant, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, solanum melongena - hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
   • naranjilla, solanum quitoense - small perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling tomatoes or oranges
   • potato, solanum tuberosum, white potato, white potato vine - annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous
   • giant potato creeper, potato vine, solanum wendlandii - vine of Costa Rica sparsely armed with hooklike spines and having large lilac-blue flowers
   • brazilian potato tree, potato tree, solanum macranthum, solanum wrightii - South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the tropics; not a true potato
   belongs to: family solanaceae, potato family, solanaceae - large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera Solanum, Atropa, Brugmansia, Capsicum, Datura, Hyoscyamus, Lycopersicon, Nicotiana, Petunia, Physalis, and Solandra
   same as: solanum

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