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datura
[ duh-toor-uh, -tyoor-uh ]
/ dəˈtʊər ə, -ˈtyʊər ə /
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noun
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.
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Origin of datura
1655–65; <New Latin <Hindi dhatūra jimson weed <Sanskrit dhattūra
OTHER WORDS FROM datura
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datura
/ (dəˈtjʊərə) /
noun
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
Word Origin for datura
C16: from New Latin, from Hindi dhatūra jimson weed, from Sanskrit dhattūra
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