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Potato Family.
Potato Family - as a noun
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, and solandra
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
family solanaceaesolanaceaeExample Sentences
"The potato family includes various species, such as Solanum tuberosum, Solanum ajanhuiri, and Solanum phureja."
"Members of the potato family are typically herbaceous plants with broad leaves."
"The potato family belongs to the Solanaceae family, which also includes tomatoes and peppers."
"The potato family is native to the Andes region in South America."
"Several diseases can affect plants in the potato family, including late blight and potato virus Y."
