» genus solanum
Noun (1 meaning)
genus solanum is a type of:
- asterid dicot genus (noun) - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
genus solanum is a member of:
members of genus solanum:
- Uruguay potato, Uruguay potato vine, Solanum commersonii (noun) - South American potato vine
- bittersweet, bittersweet nightshade, climbing nightshade, deadly nightshade, poisonous nightshade, woody nightshade, Solanum dulcamara (noun) - poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries
- eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena (noun) - hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
- naranjilla, Solanum quitoense (noun) - small perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling tomatoes or oranges
- nightshade (noun) - any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum
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- potato, white potato, white potato vine, Solanum tuberosum (noun) - annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers
- potato tree, Solanum crispum (noun) - hardy climbing shrub of Chile grown as an ornamental for its fragrant flowers
- potato tree, Brazilian potato tree, Solanum wrightii, Solanum macranthum (noun) - South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the tropics
- potato vine, Solanum jasmoides (noun) - copiously branched vine of Brazil having deciduous leaves and white flowers tinged with blue
- potato vine, giant potato creeper, Solanum wendlandii (noun) - vine of Costa Rica sparsely armed with hooklike spines and having large lilac-blue flowers
- wild potato, Solanum jamesii (noun) - erect or spreading perennial of southwestern United States and Mexico bearing small pale brown to cream-colored tubers resembling potatoes