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solanaceous

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so·la·na·ceous  (sl-nshs)
adj.
Of or belonging to the nightshade family.
[From New Latin Slnceae, family name, from Slnum, type genus, from Latin slnum, nightshade; see solanine.]
solanaceous [ˌsɒləˈneɪʃəs]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) 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
[from New Latin Sōlānāceae, from Latin sōlānum nightshade]
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Adj.1.solanaceous - of or relating to plants of the family Solanaceae (the potato family)
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However, for the rest of Europe it was initially grown as an ornamental or curiosity plant and perceived by many to be poisonous, like other solanaceous plants: for instance, mandrake (Mandragora) and the deadly nightshade (Atropus belladonna), administered both as a hallucinogenic drug and a beautifier in various regions of Europe.
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This pathogen is cited on USDA Agricultural Bioterrorism Act of 2002 Select Agents and Toxins List, as a serious pathogen of potatoes, tomatoes, and other solanaceous plants.
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