Definitions for jimson weedˈdʒɪm sənˌwid
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
jim•son•weedˈdʒɪm sənˌwid(n.)
a coarse, rank weed, Datura stramonium, of the nightshade family, with poisonous oaklike leaves, tubular flowers, and prickly fruit.
Category: Plants
Ref: Compare thorn apple. 1
Origin of jimson weed:
1805–15, Amer.; var. of Jamestown weed, after Jamestown , Virginia
Princeton's WordNet
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
Webster Dictionary
Jimson weed
see Jamestown weed
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