Meaning & use
Solanaceae
A large plant family, commonly called the nightshade family, that includes tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, and tobacco.
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Botanists classify eggplants and chili peppers together in the family Solanaceae.
Some members of Solanaceae, like deadly nightshade, produce toxic compounds in their leaves and berries.
A note on using this word
As a scientific family name, Solanaceae is always capitalized and typically italicized in formal biological writing.
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