stramonium

American  

[struh-moh-nee-uhm] / strəˈmoʊ ni əm /

noun

1. jimson weed.

2. the dried leaves of the jimson weed, used in medicine as an analgesic, antispasmodic, etc.

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stramonium British  

/ strəˈməʊnɪəm /

noun

1. a preparation of the dried leaves and flowers of the thorn apple, containing hyoscyamine and formerly used as a drug to treat asthma

2. another name for thorn apple

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Etymology

Origin of stramonium

1655–65; < New Latin < ?

Example Sentences

These contain thorn apple, a common term for the botanist's Datura stramonium, also known as Jimson weed.

From Time Magazine Archive

And even this supposition, would only account for the appearance of a single stramonium plant or two, not for a thick bed of it covering the entire ground.

From Life: Its True Genesis by Wright, R. W.

For asthma, I have found that stramonium leaves give relief.

From David Lockwin—The People's Idol by McGovern, John

The flaxseed and stramonium seem like reminders of the past stage of the trouble.

From David Lockwin—The People's Idol by McGovern, John

Now, if all these flaxseed rags and this stramonium sprayer and pan could be cleared out!

From David Lockwin—The People's Idol by McGovern, John