SOLANUM GIGANTEUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Solanum giganteum mean? 

• SOLANUM GIGANTEUM (noun)
  The noun SOLANUM GIGANTEUM has 1 sense:

1. woolly-stemmed biennial arborescent shrub of tropical Africa and southern Asia having silvery-white prickly branches, clusters of blue or white flowers, and bright red berries resembling holly berries

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOLANUM GIGANTEUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Woolly-stemmed biennial arborescent shrub of tropical Africa and southern Asia having silvery-white prickly branches, clusters of blue or white flowers, and bright red berries resembling holly berries

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Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

African holly; Solanum giganteum

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

nightshade (any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit)