solanum
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of solanum
C16: from Latin: nightshade
Example Sentences
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Among the crops is a species of esculent solanum, with large orange-coloured berries; both the fruit and leaves are eaten by the natives.
From Ismailia by Sir Samuel White Baker
And a new solanum, with spines the colour of gold.
From A Trip to Paris in July and August 1792 by Richard Twiss
Hasselquist is of opinion that the wild-grapes mentioned by the prophet Isaiah must be the hoary night-shade, or solanum incanum, because it is common in Egypt, Palestine, and Syria.
From Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Michael Russell
A species of solanum forming a very large bush was found this day in the scrub, also several interesting shrubs, and among them some fine specimens of that rare one, the Eucarya murrayana.
From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 by Thomas Mitchell
I found on the low tract, between Burradorgang and our camp, a new curious species of solanum, so completely covered with yellow prickles that its flowers and leaves could scarcely be seen.**
From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 by Thomas Mitchell
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