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DATURA
Datura, genus Datura
(noun) thorn apple
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
datura (plural daturas)
A plant of the genus Datura, known for its trumpet-shaped flowers and poisonous properties. [from 16th c.]
Anagrams
• 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
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