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 Baker, Samuel White, Sir
Excellent blackberries and a very large and full-flavored black raspberry grow at Newera Ellia; likewise the Cape gooseberry, which is of the genus "solanum."
From Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon by Baker, Samuel White, Sir
The cottages are whitewashed and garlanded with jasmine, solanum, the monthly rose.
From Corporal Sam and Other Stories by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
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 Mitchell, Thomas
And a new solanum, with spines the colour of gold.
From A Trip to Paris in July and August 1792 by Twiss, Richard
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