solanum

solanum
so·la·num sə-'lān-əm, -'län-, -'lan- n
1) cap the type genus of the family Solanaceae comprising often spiny herbs, shrubs, and trees that have white, purple, or yellow flowers and a fruit that is a berry
2) any plant of the genus Solanum: nightshade

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So·la·num (so-laґnəm) [L. “nightshade”] a large genus of plants of the family Solanaceae. It includes the potato, tomato, eggplant, several of the nightshades, and many poisonous and medicinal species. S. carolinenґse L. is a poisonous North American species. S. dimidiaґtum, S. fastigiaґtum, and S. kwebenґse cause crazy cow syndrome respectively in the United States, Brazil, and South Africa. S. malacoxґylon is a South American species that causes enzootic calcinosis in ruminants.

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  • Solanum — Solanum …   Wikipédia en Français

  • solanum — ⇒SOLANUM, subst. masc. BOT. Genre de plante de la famille des Solanées, comprenant plus de huit cents espèces (dont la pomme de terre, la tomate, le piment) répandues dans les régions chaudes et tempérées. Ces insulaires arrachent les herbes, les …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Solānum — (S. L), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Solanaceae Solaneae, 5. Kl. 1. Ordn. L., mit fünfspaltigem röhrigem Kelche, rad od. radtrichterförmiger Blumenkrone, sich an den Griffel anlehnende Staubfäden mit zweifächerigen Staubbeuteln, welche an… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • solanum — [sō lā′nəm] n. 〚L, nightshade, orig., sun plant < sol: see SOL1〛 any of a large genus (Solanum) of trees, vines, shrubs, and plants of the nightshade family: most are poisonous, but a few are cultivated for food, as the potato and eggplant * * * …   Universalium

  • SOLANUM — planta est, quam Graeci strychnon vocant, cui vis reprimendi, refrigerandique, ut ait Plin. l. 27. c. 13. Imô et maioris baccae devoratae, ut et ipsa radix, straugulandi facultatem habent. Unde, ioci causâ, radix haec parasitis in Aula datur; qui …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • solanum — [sō lā′nəm] n. [L, nightshade, orig., sun plant < sol: see SOL1] any of a large genus (Solanum) of trees, vines, shrubs, and plants of the nightshade family: most are poisonous, but a few are cultivated for food, as the potato and eggplant …   English World dictionary

  • Solanum — So*la num, n. [L., nightshade.] (Bot.) A genus of plants comprehending the potato ({S. tuberosum}), the eggplant ({S. melongena}, and several hundred other species; nightshade. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Solānum — L. (Nachtschatten), Gattung der Solanazeen, niederliegende oder aufrechte Kräuter, Sträucher oder kleine Bäume von sehr verschiedenem Habitus, bisweilen kletternd, oft zottig, sternfilzig oder drüsig behaart, auch stachelig, mit abwechselnden,… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Solanum — Solānum L., Nachtschatten, Pflanzengattg. der Solanazeen, über 900 meist trop. amerik. Arten, Kräuter, Sträucher, seltener Bäume. In Europa S. dulcamāra L. (Bittersüß, Mäuseholz, Stinkteufel, Alpranke, Teufelszwirn), Kletterstrauch mit Solanin (s …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Solanum — L., 1753 Género de plantas perteneciente a la familia de las Solanaceae establecido por Linneo en 1753 …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Solanum — For the Solanum Virus, see The Zombie Survival Guide. Horsenettle and variants redirect here. If used for a particular species, this name usually applies to the Carolina Horsenettle (S. carolinense). Solanum Brazilian Nightshade (Solanum sea …   Wikipedia

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