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Princeton's WordNet

  1. jimsonweed, jimson weed, Jamestown weed, common thorn apple, apple of Peru, Datura stramoniumnoun

    intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits

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  1. jimsonweednoun

    A poisonous plant Datura stramonium, in the nightshade (Solanaceae) family. A hallucinogen occasionally ingested by those looking for a cheap high.

  2. Etymology: Jimson (alteration of Jamestown) + weed

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  1. Jimsonweed

    Datura stramonium, known by the common names thorn apple, jimsonweed (jimson weed), devil's snare, or devil's trumpet, is a poisonous flowering plant of the nightshade family Solanaceae. It is a species belonging to the Datura genus and Daturae tribe. Its likely origin was in Central America, and it has been introduced in many world regions. It is an aggressive invasive weed in temperate climates across the world. D. stramonium has frequently been employed in traditional medicine to treat a variety of ailments. It has also been used as a hallucinogen (of the anticholinergic/antimuscarinic, deliriant type), taken entheogenically to cause intense, sacred or occult visions. It is unlikely ever to become a major drug of abuse owing to effects upon both mind and body frequently perceived as being highly unpleasant, giving rise to a state of profound and long-lasting disorientation or delirium (anticholinergic syndrome) with a potentially fatal outcome. It contains tropane alkaloids which are responsible for the psychoactive effects, and may be severely toxic.

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  1. jimsonweed

    Jimsonweed is a poisonous plant, scientifically known as Datura stramonium, that belongs to the nightshade family. It has a foul smell and carries white or purple trumpet-like flowers and prickly fruits filled with seeds. The plant is native to North America but is found worldwide, often in disturbed soils like roadsides or fields. All parts of the plant are toxic if ingested or smoked, containing tropane alkaloids which may cause hallucinations, hyperthermia, tachycardia, bizarre behavior, and severe mydriasis with resultant painful photophobia.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Jimsonweed in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Jimsonweed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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