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JIMSONWEED
jimsonweed, jimson weed, Jamestown weed, common thorn apple, apple of Peru, Datura stramonium
(noun) intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Jimson (alteration of Jamestown) + weed
Noun
jimsonweed (countable and uncountable, plural jimsonweeds)
(US) A poisonous plant of the Datura stramonium species, part of the nightshade (Solanaceae) family. A hallucinogen occasionally ingested by those looking for a cheap high.
(US, by extension, proscribed) Any poisonous plant of the Datura genus.
Synonyms
• (poisonous plant): angel's trumpet, devil's apple, devil's cucumber. devil's trumpet, Jamestown weed, mad apple, moonflower, stinkweed, thorn apple, zombie's cucumber
Source: Wiktionary
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