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solanum

/səˈleɪ.nəm/

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noun

/səˈleɪ.nəm/C2formalscientific
  • ruИмя собственное, обозначающее типовой род семейства Паслёновые, к которому относятся такие растения, как паслён, картофель и баклажан.

A proper noun referring to the type genus of the Solanaceae family, which includes plants such as nightshade, potato, and eggplant.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Type genus of SolanaceaeC2formalscientific

    A large genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, including important food crops like potato, tomato, and eggplant, as well as ornamental and medicinal species.

    ruПаслён

    • Solanum tuberosum, the common potato, is one of the most important food crops in the world.
    • The genus Solanum includes both edible plants like the tomato and toxic species like deadly nightshade.
    • Botanists have identified over 1,000 species within the Solanum genus.