BRAZILIAN POTATO TREE
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)
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 branches)
Holonyms ("Brazilian potato tree" is a member of...):
genus Solanum; Solanum (type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet)
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