BRAZILIAN POTATO TREE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Brazilian potato tree mean? 

• BRAZILIAN POTATO TREE (noun)
  The noun BRAZILIAN POTATO TREE has 1 sense:

1. South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the tropics; not a true potato

  Familiarity information: BRAZILIAN POTATO TREE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BRAZILIAN POTATO TREE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the tropics; not a true potato

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Brazilian potato tree; potato tree; Solanum macranthum; Solanum wrightii

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)