Solanaceous \Sol`a*na"ceous\, a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to plants of the natural order {Solanace[ae]}, of which the nightshade ({Solanum}) is the type. The order includes also the tobacco, ground cherry, tomato, eggplant, red pepper, and many more.
solanaceous adj : of or relating to plants of the family Solanaceae (the potato family)