Datura, genus Datura
(noun) thorn apple
Source: WordNet® 3.1
From the genus name.
datura (plural daturas)
A plant of the genus Datura, known for its trumpet-shaped flowers and poisonous properties. [from 16th c.]
• autard
Source: Wiktionary
Da*tu"ra, n. Etym: [NL.; cf. Skr. dhatt, Per. & Ar. tat, Tat.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of solanaceous plants, with large funnel-shaped flowers and a four-celled, capsular fruit.
Note: The commonest species are the thorn apple (D. stramonium), with a prickly capsule (see Illust. of capsule), white flowers and green stem, and D. tatula, with a purplish tinge of the stem and flowers. Both are narcotic and dangerously poisonous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 March 2025
(noun) bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
