solanum

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Solanum
    n 1: type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant;
         bittersweet [syn: {Solanum}, {genus Solanum}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Solanum \So*la"num\, prop. n. [L., nightshade.] (Bot.)
   A genus of plants comprehending the potato ({Solanum
   tuberosum}), the eggplant ({Solanum melongena}, and several
   hundred other species; nightshade.
   [1913 Webster]