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 < ?

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Example Sentences

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stramonium

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

From Time Magazine Archive

For asthma, I have found that stramonium leaves give relief.

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

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

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

And even this supposition, would only account for the appearance of a single stramonium plant or two, not for a thick bed of it covering the entire ground.

From Life: Its True Genesis by R. W. Wright

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