brugmansia

/ (brʊɡˈmænsɪə) /

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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

Brudenell, Brueghel, Brueghel, Pieter, the Elder, Bruges, Brugmann, brugmansia, Bruhn, bruin, bruise, bruiser, bruising

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How to use brugmansia in a sentence

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
The flowers are drooping, and in Brugmansia suaveolens, formerly Datura arborea, they are very fragrant.
Botany for Ladies|Jane Loudon
The genus Brugmansia is distinguished by its calyx being ventricose, and only two or three cleft; it is also strongly ribbed.
Botany for Ladies|Jane Loudon