thorn apple

American  

[thawrn] / θɔrn /

noun

1. any poisonous plant belonging to the genus Datura, of the nightshade family, the species of which bear capsules covered with prickly spines, especially the jimson weed, D. stramonium.

2. the fruit of certain hawthorns of the genus Crataegus.

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thorn apple British  

noun

1. US and Canadian name: jimson weed.  a poisonous solanaceous plant, Datura stramonium, of the N hemisphere, having white funnel-shaped flowers and spiny capsule fruits See also stramonium

2. any other plant of the genus Datura

3. the fruit of certain types of hawthorn

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Etymology

Origin of thorn apple

First recorded in 1570–80