Solanaceae meaning

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Solanaceae (noun): 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.

Definition of Solanaceae

  1. 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

    Synonyms: family Solanaceae, potato family

    Type of: asterid dicot family

    Related forms: solanaceous

Word lists: words starting with SO · words ending in AE · 10-letter words

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