nightshade family
81Solanum nigrum — ID 78983 Symbol Key SONI Common Name black nightshade Family Solanaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AK, AL, CA, DC, FL, HI, MA, MD, ME, NH, NY, OR, SC, VA, VI, WA Growth… …
82solanaceous — [ˌsɒlə neɪʃəs] adjective Botany relating to or denoting plants of the nightshade family (Solanaceae). Origin C19: from mod. L. Solanaceae (plural), based on L. solanum nightshade , + ous …
83belladonna — bel•la•don•na [[t]ˌbɛl əˈdɒn ə[/t]] n. 1) pln Also called deadly nightshade a poisonous plant, Atropa belladonna of the nightshade family, having purplish red flowers and black berries. 2) pha atropine • Etymology: 1590–1600; < It bella donna… …
84solanaceous — /soʊləˈneɪʃəs/ (say sohluh nayshuhs) adjective belonging to the Solanaceae, or nightshade family of plants, which includes, besides the many species of Solanum, the belladonna, henbane, thorn apple, tobacco, capsicum pepper, tomato, petunia, etc …
85solanaceous — a. pertaining to or like a potato or nightshade plant; belonging to the potato or nightshade family of plants. ♦ solaneous, a …
86solanine — [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: also solanin [sōl′lənin] …
87solanum — [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 …
88kangaroo apple — noun Australian annual sometimes cultivated for its racemes of purple flowers and edible yellow egg shaped fruit • Syn: ↑poroporo, ↑Solanum aviculare • Hypernyms: ↑nightshade * * * noun 1. : an edible yellow egg shaped fruit of Australia and New… …
89al|ke|ken|gi — «AL kuh KEHN jee», noun. 1. a plant of the nightshade family, bearing an edible, slightly acid, scarlet fruit, loosely enclosed in a large, red calyx. 2. its fruit. ╂[< Medieval Latin alkekengi < Arabic al kākanj the nightshade] …
90Vegetable growing — Vegetable farming is the growing of vegetables for human consumption. Traditionally it was done in the soil in small rows or blocks, often primarily for consumption on the farm, with the excess sold in nearby towns. Later, farms on the edge of… …
