Solanum

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Solanum \So*la"num\, prop. n. [L., nightshade.] (Bot.)
     A genus of plants comprehending the potato ({Solanum
     tuberosum}), the eggplant ({Solanum melongena}, and several
     hundred other species; nightshade.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Solanum
       n : type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant;
           bittersweet [syn: {genus Solanum}]