ˌsōləˈnāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Solanum, type genus + -aceae
: a large and economically important family of widely distributed, often strongly scented, and sometimes narcotic herbs, shrubs, or trees (order Polemoniales) having alternate leaves and flowers that are often showy and have five stamens and a 2-celled ovary of which each cell contains many ovules — see atropa , capsicum , hyoscyamus , lycopersicon , nicotiana , petunia , physalis , solanum
• so·la·na·ceous |sōlə|nāshəs adjective