British Dictionary definitions for brugmansia

brugmansia

noun

any of various solanaceous plants of the genus Brugmansia, native to tropical American regions and closely related to daturas, having sweetly scented flowers

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Examples from the Web for brugmansia

Historical Examples

The flowers are drooping, and in Brugmansia suaveolens, formerly Datura arborea, they are very fragrant.
Botany for Ladies
Jane Loudon
In 1882 I captured several at flowers of the trumpet-tree (Brugmansia) in a garden near Auckland.
New Zealand Moths and Butterflies
G. V. Hudson

brugmansia

Examples from the Web for brugmansia

Historical Examples

The flowers are drooping, and in Brugmansia suaveolens, formerly Datura arborea, they are very fragrant.

In 1882 I captured several at flowers of the trumpet-tree (Brugmansia) in a garden near Auckland.