stramonium

American  

[struh-moh-nee-uhm] / strəˈmoʊ ni əm /

noun

1. jimson weed.

2. the dried leaves of the jimson weed, used in medicine as an analgesic, antispasmodic, etc.

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stramonium British  

/ strəˈməʊnɪəm /

noun

1. a preparation of the dried leaves and flowers of the thorn apple, containing hyoscyamine and formerly used as a drug to treat asthma

2. another name for thorn apple

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Etymology

Origin of stramonium

1655–65; < New Latin < ?

Example Sentences

These contain thorn apple, a common term for the botanist's Datura stramonium, also known as Jimson weed.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mrs. Farnsworth was under the frequent necessity of holding a platter of burning stramonium under his nose to subdue the paroxysms of wheezing that threatened to cut short his existence.

From The Faith Doctor A Story of New York by Eggleston, Edward

The extract of belladonna may be used instead of the stramonium, in the same proportion, with equally good effect.

From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous

After the man has grown used to the flaxseed he begins to detect the odor of stramonium.

From David Lockwin—The People's Idol by McGovern, John

Tincture of turmeric gives rise to a greenish light, and the extract of seeds of Datura stramonium a pale green light.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various