Solanum \So*la"num\, n. [L., nightshade.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants comprehending the potato ({S. tuberosum}),
the eggplant ({S. melongena}, and several hundred other
species; nightshade.
Solanum
n : type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant;
bittersweet [syn: {genus Solanum}]