brugmansia

/ (brʊɡˈmænsɪə) /

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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Words nearby brugmansia

brueghel, brueghel, pieter, the elder, bruges, brugia, brugmann, brugmansia, bruhn, bruin, bruise, bruiser, bruising

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Example sentences from the Web for brugmansia

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