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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sol•a•na•ceous (sol′ə nā′shəs),USA pronunciation adj. - Plant Biologybelonging to the Solanaceae, the nightshade family of plants. Cf. nightshade family.
- Neo-Latin Solanace(ae) name of the family (Solan(um) a genus (Latin solānum nightshade) + -aceae -aceae) + -ous
- 1795–1805
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: solanaceous /ˌsɒləˈneɪʃəs/ adj - of, relating to, or belonging to the Solanaceae, a family of plants having typically tubular flowers with reflexed petals, protruding anthers, and often poisonous or narcotic properties: includes the potato, tobacco, henbane, mandrake, and several nightshades
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin Sōlānāceae, from Latin sōlānum nightshade |