'Solanaceae' definitions:
Definition of 'Solanaceae'
(from WordNet)
noun
Large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera Solanum, Atropa, Brugmansia, Capsicum, Datura, Hyoscyamus, Lycopersicon, Nicotiana, Petunia, Physalis, and Solandra [syn: Solanaceae, family Solanaceae, potato family]