STRAMONIUM


Meaning of STRAMONIUM in English

n.

Pronunciation: str ə - ' m ō -n ē - ə m

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1663

1 : the dried leaves of the jimsonweed or of a related plant (genus Datura ) that contain toxic alkaloids (as atropine) used in medicine

2 : JIMSONWEED

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