Superkingdom Eukaryota Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta (formerly Phylum Tracheophyta) Class Magnoliopsida (formerly Class Angiospermae) Subclass Asteridae (formerly Subclass Dicotyledonae) Order Solanales Family Solanaceae Subfamily Solanoideae Tribe Solanea Genus Solanum
So*la"num (?), n. [L., nightshade.] Bot.
A genus of plants comprehending the potato (S. tuberosum), the eggplant (S. melongena), and several hundred other species; nightshade.
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