jimsonweed — jim·son·weed (jĭmʹsən wēd ) n. A coarse poisonous plant (Datura stramonium) having large, trumpet shaped white or purplish flowers and prickly capsules. Also called stramonium. [Alteration of Jamestown weed, afterJamestown, Virginia.] * * * ▪… … Universalium
jimsonweed — noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Jamestown, Va. Date: 1832 a poisonous tall annual weed (Datura stramonium) of the nightshade family with rank smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet shaped flowers, and roundish prickly fruits… … New Collegiate Dictionary
jimsonweed — noun A poisonous plant Datura stramonium, in the nightshade (Solanaceae) family. A hallucinogen occasionally ingested by those looking for a cheap high. Syn: Jamestown weed, mad apple, thorn apple, angels trumpet, moonflower, zombies cucumber … Wiktionary
jimsonweed — jim·son·weed also jimp·son·weed jim(p) sən .wēd n a poisonous tall annual weed of the genus Datura (D. stramonium) that has rank smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet shaped flowers, and prickly round fruits and that is a source of… … Medical dictionary
Jimsonweed — See Datura … Historical dictionary of shamanism
Jimsonweed — Datura (E) … EthnoBotanical Dictionary
jimsonweed — n. stramonium, poisonous plant bearing large trumpet shaped flowers … English contemporary dictionary
jimsonweed — jim·son·weed … English syllables
jimsonweed — jim•son•weed [[t]ˈdʒɪm sənˌwid[/t]] n. pln a coarse, rank weed, Datura stramonium, of the nightshade family, with poisonous oaklike leaves, tubular flowers, and prickly fruit Compare thorn apple 1) • Etymology: 1805–15, amer.; var. of Jamestown… … From formal English to slang
jimsonweed — noun intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet shaped flowers and prickly fruits • Syn: ↑jimson weed, ↑Jamestown weed, ↑common thorn apple, ↑apple of Peru, ↑Datura stramonium… … Useful english dictionary
