Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Solanales — manyplants including thenightshades ,peppers ,potatoes ,tomatoes andtobacco .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The intoxication from Datura and other plants in that same group (the Nightshade family, "Solanaceae") is more of a delirium than a psychedelic experience.
Natural Highs Frequently Asked Questions by Vince Cavasin 1992
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“Tobacco Mosaic virus is an RNA virus that infects plants, especially tobacco and other members of the family Solanaceae.”
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The tomatillo is in the Solanaceae (nightshade) family.
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Additional species include the following: Thamnoseris-Sanctambrosia manicata (Caryophyllaceae); Nesocaryum stylosum (Boraginaceae) - Frankenia vidalii and Solanum brachyantherum (Solanaceae) - Lycapsus tenuifolius.
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On the left is the tobacco mosaic virus TMV, which parasitizes tobacco plants and other members of the family Solanaceae, such as tomatoes.
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009
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The tomatillo is in the Solanaceae (nightshade) family.
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To be noted, however, is the absence of Nolana (Solanaceae), one of the most characteristic genera of the Atacama Desert flora.
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Biogeografía y evolución del clado Nolana (Nolanae-Solanaceae).
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Cayenne (Capsicum frutescens), a member of the Solanaceae (Nightshade) Family.
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The tomatillo is in the Solanaceae (nightshade) family.
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