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solanum

/səˈleɪnəm/ noun · British & US
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What does solanum mean?

noun

A genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, including the potato and eggplant. Solanum is also the name of a genus of fungi.

Example

"The botanist studied the solanum plant in the greenhouse."

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