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BRAZILIAN POTATO TREE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the tropics; not a true potato
Synonyms:
Brazilian potato tree; potato tree; Solanum macranthum; Solanum wrightii
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Brazilian potato tree" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("Brazilian potato tree" is a member of...):
genus Solanum; Solanum (type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet)