solonia

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solonia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Solanine \Sol"a*nine\, n. [L. solanum nightshade.] (Chem.)
     A poisonous alkaloid glucoside extracted from the berries of
     common nightshade (Solanum nigrum), and of bittersweet, and
     from potato sprouts, as a white crystalline substance having
     an acrid, burning taste; -- called also solonia, and
     solanina.
     [1913 Webster]