solanum Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet
    genus Solanum.

WordNet

So*la"num noun
Etymology
L., nightshade.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of plants comprehending the potato (S. tuberosum), the eggplant (S. melongena, and several hundred other species; nightshade.

Webster 1913