STRAMONIUM

Etymology

Noun

stramonium (countable and uncountable, plural stramoniums or stramonia)

The jimsonweed plant

A narcotic drug obtained from the dried leaves of this plant.

Source: Wiktionary


Stra*mo"ni*um, n. Etym: [NL.; Cf. F. stramoine.] (Bot.)

Definition: A poisonous plant (Datura Stramonium); stinkweed. See Datura, and Jamestown weed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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