STRAMONIUM


Meaning of STRAMONIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ strə-ˈmō-nē-əm ]

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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