genus solanum

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   type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet

   SynonymsSolanum

   Broaderasterid dicot genus

   Part ofSolanaceae

Questions about genus solanum

What does genus solanum mean?

genus solanum means "type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet".

What is another word for genus solanum?

Close synonyms include Solanum. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus solanum a common word?

genus solanum is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.