solanaceous

[ sol-uh-ney-shuhs ]

adjective

belonging to the Solanaceae, the nightshade family of plants.

Origin of solanaceous

1795–1805; <New Latin Solanace(ae) name of the family (Solan(um) a genus (Latin solānum nightshade) + -aceae-aceae) + -ous

Compare nightshade family.

Words Nearby solanaceous

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How to use solanaceous in a sentence

It does not belong to the solanaceous, but to the papilionaceous or pea family, and its flowers have a delightful fragrance.
The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 | David Livingstone
I will show you at the house the Ramondia Pyrenaica, solanaceous with the aspect of the primrose.
A Tour Through The Pyrenees | Hippolyte Adolphe Taine
Like other solanaceous plants, this is powerfully narcotic and anodyne.
Insomnia; and Other Disorders of Sleep | Henry M. Lyman
It was not in flower, so I can not say whether it is a solanaceous plant or not.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa | David Livingstone

British Dictionary definitions for solanaceous

solanaceous

/ (ˌsɒləˈneɪʃəs) /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Solanaceae, a family of plants having typically tubular flowers with reflexed petals, protruding anthers, and often poisonous or narcotic properties: includes the potato, tobacco, henbane, mandrake, and several nightshades

Origin of solanaceous

C19: from New Latin Sōlānāceae, from Latin sōlānum nightshade

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