Associations to the word «Solanaceae»

Wiktionary

SOLANACEAE, proper noun. A taxonomic family within the order Solanales   — many plants including the nightshades, peppers, potatoes, tomatoes and tobacco.

Dictionary definition

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.

Wise words

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Alexander Pope