solanum

Etymology
From the genus name.

Noun

 * 1)  Any plant in the genus.
 * 2)  A traditional green vegetable in the genus, specifically , and sometimes , , and.

Translations

 * Kalenjin: isoiyot
 * Kamba: kitulu
 * Kikuyu: managu
 * Luganda: nsugga
 * Luhya: namasaka
 * Luo: osuga
 * Maasai: ormoni
 * Russian:
 * Swahili: mnavu
 * Taita: ndunda

Etymology
First used by Pliny. Possible etymologies include:

Noun

 * 1) a plant: nightshade