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so·la·num [ sə lnəm ] (plural so·la·nums or so·la·num)

noun

Definition:

nightshade plant: a plant of the nightshade family, e.g. the potato or eggplant. Genus Solanum.

[Late 16th century. Via modern Latin< Latin< sol "sun"]

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