Category:Solanine

Sol"a*nine, n. Etym: [l. solanum nightshade.] (chem.)

Defn: 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.