datura

[ duh-too r-uh, -tyoo r-uh ]

/ dəˈtʊər ə, -ˈtyʊər ə /

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.

Nearby words

datong, datu, datuk, datum, datum plane, datura, datv, dau, dau., daub, daube

Compare angel's-trumpet, jimson weed.

Origin of datura

1655–65; < New Latin < Hindi dhatūra jimson weed < Sanskrit dhattūra

Related forms

da·tu·ric, adjective

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Examples from the Web for datura

Iris odora, Soosumbur; (the two kinds, and Datura has the same name) is indigenous.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith
We have never observed this insect arrive to any extent, but think that the Datura arborea is most infested with it.
The American Flower Garden Directory|Thomas Hibbert
That this is not an exceptional phenomenon appears from the record which I obtained with a fully grown style of Datura alba.
Life Movements in Plants|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
The flowers are drooping, and in Brugmansia suaveolens, formerly Datura arborea, they are very fragrant.
Botany for Ladies|Jane Loudon

I shall complete it in the following chapters, when I come to speak of the Mandragora and the Datura.
La Sorcire: The Witch of the Middle Ages|Jules Michelet

British Dictionary definitions for datura

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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