datura

[ duh-toor-uh, -tyoor-uh ]

noun

1. any of several plants belonging to the genus Datura, of the nightshade family, including some species grown as ornamentals and usually having funnel-shaped flowers and prickly pods: the leaves and seeds are the source of hallucinogenic alkaloids.

datura

/ dəˈtjʊərə /

noun

1. any of various chiefly Indian solanaceous plants of the genus Datura , such as the moonflower and thorn apple, having large trumpet-shaped flowers, prickly pods, and narcotic properties

Other Words From

• da·turic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of datura¹

1655–65; < New Latin < Hindi dhatūra jimson weed < Sanskrit dhattūra

Word History and Origins

Origin of datura¹

C16: from New Latin, from Hindi dhatūra jimson weed, from Sanskrit dhattūra

Example Sentences

Datura looked to Aaron like a city from the Bible, giving it a certain vicarious familiarity.

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The kachubong (Datura metel) appears also to flourish mostly by the seaside.

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I have already noticed the consequences resulting from drinking the decoction of the datura.

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Among them, especially near the path, grow plants of the common hothouse Datura, its long white flowers perfuming all the air.

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I therefore requested Mr. Merck, of Darmstadt, to send me all the bases which he obtained from datura.

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