JIMSONWEED


Meaning of JIMSONWEED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈjim(p)-sən-ˌwēd ]

noun

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: Jamestown, Va.

Date: 1832

: a poisonous tall annual weed ( Datura stramonium ) of the nightshade family with rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers, and roundish prickly fruits — called also thorn apple

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