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SOLANUM QUITOENSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Solanum quitoense mean? 

SOLANUM QUITOENSE (noun)
  The noun SOLANUM QUITOENSE has 1 sense:

1. small perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling tomatoes or orangesplay

  Familiarity information: SOLANUM QUITOENSE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SOLANUM QUITOENSE (noun)


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Meaning:

Small perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling tomatoes or oranges

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

naranjilla; Solanum quitoense

Hypernyms ("Solanum quitoense" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Holonyms ("Solanum quitoense" is a member of...):

genus Solanum; Solanum (type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet)


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