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Solanaceae

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potato familynoun	large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera solanum; atropa; brugmansia; capsicum; datura; hyoscyamus; lycopersicon; nicotiana; petunia; physalis; solandra
family solanaceaenoun	large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera solanum; atropa; brugmansia; capsicum; datura; hyoscyamus; lycopersicon; nicotiana; petunia; physalis; solandra

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family solanaceaenoun	large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera solanum; atropa; brugmansia; capsicum; datura; hyoscyamus; lycopersicon; nicotiana; petunia; physalis; solandra
potato familynoun	large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera solanum; atropa; brugmansia; capsicum; datura; hyoscyamus; lycopersicon; nicotiana; petunia; physalis; solandra
nightshadenoun	(colloquial) Any plant of the wider Solanaceae family, including the nightshades as well as tomato, potato, eggplant, and deadly nightshade.
solanum ptychanthum	—
solanum nigrum	Solanum nigrum, the European black nightshade or simply black nightshade or blackberry nightshade, is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae, native to Eurasia and introduced in the Americas, Australasia, and South Africa.
capsicumnoun	(Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore) The non-spicy fruit of the above plants, such as the bell pepper.
atropa belladonna	Atropa bella-donna, commonly known as deadly nightshade or belladonna, is a toxic perennial herbaceous plant in the nightshade family Solanaceae, which also includes tomatoes, potatoes and aubergine (eggplant).
browallianoun	Any of the flowering plants of the genus Browallia.
solanum americanum	Solanum americanum, commonly known as American black nightshade, small-flowered nightshade or glossy nightshade, is a herbaceous flowering plant of wide though uncertain native range.
solanum incanum	a species of nightshade, a flowering plant in the family Solanaceae.
chili peppernoun	Any fruit of a plant of the botanical genus Capsicum, which contains capsaicin and typically has a spicy or burning flavor.
solaninenoun	(organic chemistry) A poisonous glycoalkaloid found in many species of the nightshade family Solanaceae, including potato and tomato.
primulaceae	The Primulaceae, commonly known as the primrose family (but not related to the evening primrose family), are a family of herbaceous and woody flowering plants including some favourite garden plants and wildflowers.
physalisnoun	Fruit of such a plant, a yellow-orange berry, typically firm in texture with a mild, refreshing acidity.
physalis longifolia	Physalis longifolia, known by the common names common groundcherry, longleaf groundcherry, and wild tomatillo, is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family, Solanaceae.
physalis angulata	an erect herbaceous annual plant belonging to the nightshade family Solanaceae.
calibrachoanoun	Any of the solanaceous plants of genus Calibrachoa.
hydrangeaceae	a family of flowering plants in the order Cornales, with a wide distribution in Asia and North America, and locally in southeastern Europe.
amaryllidaceae	a family of herbaceous, mainly perennial and bulbous (rarely rhizomatous) flowering plants in the monocot order Asparagales.
hyoscyamus niger	Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger, also black henbane and stinking nightshade) is a poisonous plant belonging to tribe Hyoscyameae of the nightshade family Solanaceae.