Solanum macranthum
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~ South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the tropics; not a true potato
Solanum melongena
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~ hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
Solanum quitoense
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~ small perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling tomatoes or oranges
Solanum aviculare
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~ Australian annual sometimes cultivated for its racemes of purple flowers and edible yellow egg-shaped fruit
Solanum giganteum
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~ 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
Solanum elaeagnifolium
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~ weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk; central United States to South America
Solanum dulcamara
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~ poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America
Solanum nigrum guineese
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~ improved garden variety of black nightshade having small edible orange or black berries
solar month
— Noun
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~ one-twelfth of a solar or tropical year
solar energy
— Noun
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~ energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy; "the amount of energy falling on the earth is given by the solar constant, but very little use has been made of solar energy"
solar halo
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~ a luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere
solar prominence
— Noun
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~ large eruptions of luminous hydrogen gas that rise thousands of kilometers above the chromosphere
solar dish
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~ a concave mirror that concentrates the rays of the sun; can produce high temperatures
solar heater
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~ a heater that makes direct use of solar energy
solar parallax
— Noun
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~ the angle subtended by the mean equatorial radius of the Earth at a distance of one astronomical unit
solar power
— Noun
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~ energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy; "the amount of energy falling on the earth is given by the solar constant, but very little use has been made of solar energy"
solar cell
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~ a cell that converts solar energy into electrical energy
solar calendar
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~ a calendar based on solar cycles
solar array
— Noun
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~ electrical device consisting of a large array of connected solar cells
solar collector
— Noun
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~ a concave mirror that concentrates the rays of the sun; can produce high temperatures