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Definition of S capsicastrum

S capsicastrum
Jerusalem Je*ru"sa*lem, n. [Gr. ?, fr. Heb. Y?r?sh[=a]laim.] The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with the glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus Christ. Jerusalem artichoke [Perh. a corrupt. of It. girasole i.e., sunflower, or turnsole. See Gyre, Solar.] (Bot.) (a) An American plant, a perennial species of sunflower (Helianthus tuberosus), whose tubers are sometimes used as food. (b) One of the tubers themselves. Jerusalem cherry (Bot.), the popular name of either of either of two species of Solanum (S. Pseudo-capsicum and S. capsicastrum), cultivated as ornamental house plants. They bear bright red berries of about the size of cherries. Jerusalem oak (Bot.), an aromatic goosefoot (Chenopodium Botrys), common about houses and along roadsides. Jerusalem sage (Bot.), a perennial herb of the Mint family (Phlomis tuberosa). Jerusalem thorn (Bot.), a spiny, leguminous tree (Parkinsonia aculeata), widely dispersed in warm countries, and used for hedges. The New Jerusalem, Heaven; the Celestial City.

Meaning of S capsicastrum from wikipedia

- ornamental plants are: S. aviculare (kangaroo apple) S. capsicastrum (false Jerusalem cherry, winter cherry) S. crispum (Chilean potato tree) S. laciniatum (kangaroo...
- synonyms of S. pseudocapsi**** is long, and many homonyms are included within it: Solanum capsicastrum Link ex Schau Solanum capsicastrum var. caaguazuense...
- Solanum pseudocapsi**** (Jerusalem cherry), especially under its synonym S. capsicastrum (false Jerusalem cherry) Withania somnifera (ashwaganda) Winter Cherry...
- Jerusalem cherry, Madeira winter cherry, "winter cherry" (including S. capsicastrum) Solanum pseudodaphnopsis L.A. Mentz & Stehmann Solanum pseudogracile...