FAMILY SOLANACEAE
\fˈamɪli sˈɒlɐnˌe͡ɪsiː], \fˈamɪli sˈɒlɐnˌeɪsiː], \f_ˈa_m_ɪ_l_i s_ˈɒ_l_ɐ_n_ˌeɪ_s_iː]\
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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; Solandra
By Princeton University
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