Definition of Genus solanum

1. Noun. Type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Solanum

genus Sistrurus
genus Sisymbrium
genus Sisyrinchium
genus Sitophylus
genus Sitotroga
genus Sitta
genus Sium
genus Sivapithecus
genus Sloanea
genus Smilax
genus Smiledon
genus Smyrnium
genus Sobralia
genus Solandra
genus Solanopteris
genus Solanum
genus Solea
genus Soleirolia
genus Solenopsis
genus Solenostemon
genus Solidago
genus Somateria
genus Sonchus
genus Sonora
genus Sophora
genus Sorbus
genus Sorex
genus Sorghum
genus Spadella
genus Spalax

Literary usage of Genus solanum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Botany for Beginners by Lincoln Phelps (1849)
"In the genus Solanum, are the Tornata, or love apple, and the Egg-plant, which in southern ... But the most valuable plant in the genus Solanum is 548. ..."

2. Botany for Beginners: An Introduction to 'Mrs. Lincoln's Lectures on Botany' by Lincoln Phelps (1856)
"In the genus Solanum, are the Tomata, or love apple, and the Egg-plant, which in southern ... But the most valuable plant in the genus Solanum is 548. ..."

3. Horticulture for Schools by Arnold Valentine Stubenrauch, Milo Nelson Wood, Charles Junius Booth (1922)
"For example, the genus Solanum includes those plants in the nightshade family having the following characteristics among others: Corolla wheel- shaped ..."

4. Catalogue of Plants in the Two Metropolitan Gardens, the Brisbane Botanic by Frederick Manson Bailey (1885)
"B. Add to genus Olea— undulata, Jacq. (O. laurifolia, Lam.) A. Add to genus Solanum— Hendersonii. After genus Solanum add— ..."

5. Illustrations of South American Plants by John Miers (1850)
"It is probable that under a careful revision of the extensive Linnaean genus Solanum, which is greatly required, many other species will be found to come ..."

6. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"As a genus, Solanum is not easily separated from other genera, but some of its most designative characters are as follows: Lvs. alternate: inflorescence ..."

7. The American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1876)
"The genus solanum is extensive; in its latest revision (Dunal, 1852) some 850 well defined species are admitted, and about 100 not sufficiently known are ..."

8. The Potato: A Compilation of Information from Every Available Source by Eugene H. Grubb, William Sumner Guilford (1912)
""As a genus, Solanum is not easily separated from other genera, but some of its most desig- native characters are as follows: Leaves alternate: ..."

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