jimson weed

American  

[jim-suhn] / ˈdʒɪm sən /

Also jimpson weed

noun

1. a coarse, rank-smelling weed, Datura stramonium, of the nightshade family, having oaklike, poisonous leaves and tubular white or lavender flowers.

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jimson weed British  

/ ˈdʒɪmsən /

noun

1. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): thorn apple.  a poisonous solanaceous plant, Datura stramonium, of the N hemisphere, having white funnel-shaped flowers and spiny capsule fruits

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Etymology

Origin of jimson weed

1805–15, variant of Jamestown weed, after Jamestown, Virginia

Example Sentences

In addition to Justify, stablemate Hoppertunity tested positive for scopolamine, a compound that is naturally present in jimson weed.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2020

Baffert had denied giving the horse scopolamine, and blamed the contamination on jimson weed, which grows wild in California.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 27, 2020

The racing board won’t file a complaint against Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert because of what it called “substantial evidence” that the scopolamine resulted from environmental contamination from jimson weed.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 27, 2020

At the time of the Justify positive, there were seven cases involving five different barns that showed scopolamine, which is found in jimson weed.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2020

In one was a withered stalk of jimson weed.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner