Solanaceous \Sol`a*na"ceous\, a. (Bot.)
Of or pertaining to plants of the natural order
{Solanace[ae]}, of which the nightshade ({Solanum}) is the
type. The order includes also the tobacco, ground cherry,
tomato, eggplant, red pepper, and many more.
solanaceous
adj : of or relating to plants of the family Solanaceae (the
potato family)