nightshade family
41eggplant — /eg plant , plahnt /, n. 1. a plant, Solanum melongena esculentum, of the nightshade family, cultivated for its edible, dark purple or occasionally white or yellow fruit. 2. the fruit of this plant used as a table vegetable. 3. a blackish purple… …
42solanaceous — /sol euh nay sheuhs/, adj. belonging to the Solanaceae, the nightshade family of plants. Cf. nightshade family. [1795 1805; < NL Solanace(ae) name of the family (Solan(um) a genus (L solanum nightshade) + aceae ACEAE) + OUS] * * * …
43Solanum bahamense — This article is about the Solanum bahamense described by Carl Linnaeus. Solanum persicifolium and Solanum racemosum redirect here. These names have been used for other species too; see text for details. Bahama Nightshade Scientific classification …
44solanine — [sōl′ləninsō′lə nēn΄, sō′lənin] n. 〚Fr < L solanum, nightshade (see SOLANUM) + Fr ine, INE3〛 a complex glycosidic alkaloid, C45H73NO15, found in potato sprouts and various plants of the nightshade family …
45Circaea alpina — ID 18929 Symbol Key CIAL Common Name small enchanter s nightshade Family Onagraceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN …
46Tobacco — For the plant genus, see Nicotiana. For the American electronic musician, see Tobacco (musician). Not to be confused with Tabacco. Part of a series on …
47mandrake — /man drayk, drik/, n. 1. a narcotic, short stemmed European plant, Mandragora officinarum, of the nightshade family, having a fleshy, often forked root somewhat resembling a human form. 2. the May apple. [1275 1325; ME, var. of mandrage (short… …
48Scopolamine — Systematic (IUPAC) name (–) (S) 3 hydroxy 2 pheny …
49Datura stramonium — This article is about the hallucinogenic loco weed . For the plant toxic to livestock, see Locoweed. Thorn apple / Jimson weed Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …
50henbane — /hen bayn /, n. an Old World plant, Hyoscyamus niger, of the nightshade family, having sticky, hairy fetid foliage and greenish yellow flowers, and possessing narcotic and poisonous properties esp. destructive to domestic fowls. [1250 1300; ME;… …
