Definitions for daturadəˈtʊər ə, -ˈtyʊər ə

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

da•tu•radəˈtʊər ə, -ˈtyʊər ə(n.)-ras.

  1. any plant of the genus Datura, of the nightshade family, usu. having tubular flowers and prickly pods: a source of hallucinogenic alkaloids.

    Category: Plants

    Ref: Compare jimsonweed.

Origin of datura:

1655–65; < NL < Hindi dhatūra jimsonweed < Skt dhattūra

da•tu′ric(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Datura, genus Datura(noun)

    thorn apple

Wiktionary

  1. datura(Noun)

    A plant of the genus Datura.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Datura(noun)

    a genus of solanaceous plants, with large funnel-shaped flowers and a four-celled, capsular fruit

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Datura

    A plant genus of the family SOLANACEAE. Members contain TROPANES. The common name of trumpet flower is also sometimes used for GELSEMIUM.


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