solanaceous vegetable

solanaceous vegetable
noun
any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon
Hypernyms: ↑vegetable, ↑veggie, ↑veg
Hyponyms:

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