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Definition of Genus Solanum
1. Noun. Type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Solanaceae, Potato Family, Solanaceae
Member holonyms: Nightshade, Potato Tree, Solanum Crispum, Solanum Commersonii, Uruguay Potato, Uruguay Potato Vine, Bittersweet, Bittersweet Nightshade, Climbing Nightshade, Deadly Nightshade, Poisonous Nightshade, Solanum Dulcamara, Woody Nightshade, Solanum Jamesii, Wild Potato, Potato Vine, Solanum Jasmoides, Aubergine, Brinjal, Eggplant, Eggplant Bush, Garden Egg, Mad Apple, Solanum Melongena, Naranjilla, Solanum Quitoense, Potato, Solanum Tuberosum, White Potato, White Potato Vine, Giant Potato Creeper, Potato Vine, Solanum Wendlandii, Brazilian Potato Tree, Potato Tree, Solanum Macranthum, Solanum Wrightii
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Solanum
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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