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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SOLANUM

From Latin: nightshade.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SOLANUM

solanum  [səʊˈleɪnəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOLANUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Solanum is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SOLANUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

solanum

Solanum

Solanum is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants, including two food crops of the highest economic importance, the potato and the tomato. It also contains the nightshades and horsenettles, as well as numerous plants cultivated for their ornamental flowers and fruit. Solanum species show a wide range of growing habits, such as annual and perennials, vines, subshrubs, shrubs, and small trees. Many formerly independent genera like Lycopersicon and Cyphomandra are now included in Solanum as subgenera or sections. Thus, the genus today contains roughly 1,500-2,000 species.

Definition of solanum in the English dictionary

The definition of solanum in the dictionary is any tree, shrub, or herbaceous plant of the mainly tropical solanaceous genus Solanum: includes the potato, aubergine, and certain nightshades.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOLANUM


aluminum
əˈluːmɪnəm
antirrhinum
ˌæntɪˈraɪnəm
arcanum
ɑːˈkeɪnəm
Ariminum
əˈrɪmɪnəm
botulinum
ˌbɒtjʊˈlaɪnəm
crinum
ˈkraɪnəm
ferromolybdenum
ˌfɛrəʊmɒˈlɪbdɪnəm
glucinum
ɡluːˈsaɪnəm
linum
ˈlaɪnəm
mediastinal
ˌmiːdɪəˈstaɪnəm
mediastinum
ˌmiːdɪəˈstaɪnəm
Misenum
mɪˈzeɪnəm
molybdenum
mɒˈlɪbdɪnəm
nonaluminum
ˌnɒnəˈluːmɪnəm
platinum
ˈplætɪnəm
verumontanum
ˌvɛrʊmɒnˈteɪnəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOLANUM

solah
solan
solan goose
Solana
Solana Madariaga
solanaceous
soland
solander
solanine
solano
solar
solar apex
solar battery
solar calendar
solar cell
solar collector
solar conjunction
solar constant
solar day
solar eclipse

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOLANUM

fanum
Forum Romanum
galbanum
granum
labdanum
ladanum
lanthanum
laudanum
olibanum
opus anglicanum
organum
origanum
tympanum

Synonyms and antonyms of solanum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «solanum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOLANUM

Find out the translation of solanum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of solanum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «solanum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

solanum
570 millions of speakers

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solanum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सोलेनम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مغد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

паслен
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

solanum
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

solanum
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

solanum
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Solanum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Solanum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ナス属
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Solanum
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Solanum
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சொலானும் ஆகிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सोलॅनियम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ılıman iklim sebzeleri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

solanum
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

solanum
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

паслін
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Solanum
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

solanum
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Solanum
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

solanum
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Solanum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of solanum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOLANUM»

The term «solanum» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.700 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOLANUM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about solanum

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOLANUM»

Discover the use of solanum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to solanum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Medicinal Plants
Management No details on cultivation of Solanum incanum have been published but husbandry as practised for eggplant, African eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum L.) and gboma eggplant (Solanum macrocarpon L.) can be applied selectively.
‎2008
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Descriptors for Pepino (Solanum muricatum)
(2003) for information on wild species of Solanum section Basarthrum and their use in pepino breeding. The pepino (Solanum muricatum Aiton) is a domesticate of Andean origin vegetatively propagated by stem cuttings and esteemed for its ...
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Centro de Conservación y Mejora de la Agrodiversidad Valenciana, 2004
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Vegetables
Uses The ripe red fruits of Solanum anomalum are collected from the wild and cooked in soups and sauces, or eaten fresh. They taste bitter and are normally only eaten fresh by older people. When dried the fruits can be stored. The leaves are ...
G. J. H. Grubben, 2004
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Management of Bombus Atratus Bumblebees to Pollinate Lulo ...
Modeling colony dynamics of Bombus atratus: factors affecting pollination management of lulo Solanum quitoense. Anais do encontro sobre Abelhas, 850p . CDROM Anderson G.J. 1989. Functional dioecy and andromonoecy in Solanum .
Maria Teresa Almanza Fandiño, 2007
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International Poisonous Plants Checklist: An Evidence-Based ...
Common Names: bull nettle; silverleaf nightshade; tomatillo; tomato weed; trompillo; tropillo; western horse nettle; white horse nettle Citations: Baker DC, Keeler RF, Gaffield W (1989) Pathology in hamsters administered Solanum plant  ...
D. Jesse Wagstaff, 2008
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1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants
Magnoliopsida (dicots): Solanaceae: Solanum I 20818 North Mariana Is. 18035 E 20818 U.S. - Guam 18035 R Solanum guerreroense Correll 19866 R 19915 Mexico - Guerrero 19866 R 19915 Mexico - Jalisco 19866 V Solanum ...
Kerry Scott Walter, Harriet J. Gillett, 1998
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CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference
Solanum seaforthianum 788 Solidago altissima linn:-,! Monument, Point Reyes National Seashore, Santa Monica Mountains Nat. Rec. Area, Wind Caves National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Zion National Park 25187. (1) Solanum ...
Tim Johnson, 1998
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Tabular Descriptions of Crops Grown in the Tropics. 7. ...
By using descriptors relating to soil-water balance, a better impression of the species' response to soil-water conditions is given than the descriptors currently in use in Module C.9. Solanum tuberosum L. and Solanum andiganum Juz. at Buk.
David J. Midmore, 1985
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Evolutionary Relationships of Solanum Series Piurana and ...
As part of a phylogenetic study of the wild potato Solanum series Piurana, 199 accessions of 38 wild potato species were analyzed. These species are distributed in nine of the 19 tuber-bearing {Solanum section Petota) series and have not ...
Mercedes I. Ames Sevillano, 2008
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Dynamics of the Self-incompatibility Alleles in Populations ...
CHAPTER 3 Tendency to self-fertilize in selfed and outcrossed progeny of Solanum carolinense Summary Solanum carolinense is a weedy invasive that displays an RNase-mediated self- incompatibility (SI) system typical of the Solanaceae.
Jorge Ivan Mena Ali, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOLANUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term solanum is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tom Karwin, On Gardening: Time to read, weed, pick and mulch
One new arrival is the Black Nightshade (Solanum nigrum), which is a relative of several desirable plants, including potatoes, tomatoes and peppers. «Monterey County Herald, Jul 15»
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Fruit from Heaven or deadly toxic
Solanum tuberosum, potato. Solanum lycopersicum, tomato. Other plants closely related in this family include Deadly Nightshade, Atropa belladonna, which is a ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
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Use of the de novo transcriptome analysis of silver-leaf nightshade …
Solanum elaeagnifolium, an invasive weed of the Solanaceae family, is poorly studied although it poses a significant threat to crops. Here the analysis of the ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jul 15»
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Diggin' Florida Dirt: Readers share favorite veggies for Central …
"I love my currant tomatoes (Solanum pimpinellifolium). They will grow in Florida's heat when no other tomato will survive, and when they get raggedy I just yank ... «Tampabay.com, May 15»
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Poison plant nightshade takes advantage
SOLANUM mauritianum, or wild tobacco plant, is a small tree or shrub native to South America, including northern Argentina, southern Brazil, Paraguay and ... «Bundaberg News Mail, May 15»
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Sweetland 'Solanum' (Human Movement Remix)
Sydney duo HUMAN MOVEMENT step up to bat for remix duties on Sweetlands' 'Solanum', turning it into a techno dream. Human Movement said of the release, ... «Purple Sneakers, May 15»
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Sweetland 'Solanum'
SWEETLAND has brought innovation to a new level. The producer is onto a major sound with 'Solanum', and it's a definite forecast that this forward-thinking way ... «Purple Sneakers, May 15»
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Look but Don't Eat Toxic Plants
Catalina is home to four notable members of this family: Douglas's nightshade (Solanum douglasii), Wallace's wild tomato (Solanum wallacei), jimson weed ... «Catalina Island News, Apr 15»
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Plant science Potato gene guards against blight
They discovered that a wild potato, Solanum microdontum, contains a gene encoding a protein called ELR that recognizes elictin proteins, which are ... «Nature.com, Apr 15»
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Save Our Spuds: Scientists find shield for potato blight
The genetic treasure, called the elicitin response (ELR) gene, was found in a South American wild potato called Solanum microdontum, a native of Bolivia and ... «Phys.Org, Mar 15»

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