any of various chiefly Indian solanaceous plants of the genus Datura, such as the moonflower and thorn apple, having large trumpet-shaped flowers, prickly pods, and narcotic properties
Word origin
C16: from New Latin, from Hindi dhatūra jimson weed, from Sanskrit dhattūra
datura in American English
(dəˈtʊrə; dəˈtjʊrə)
noun
1.
any of a genus (Datura) of herbs, shrubs, or trees of the nightshade family, which are poisonous and have an unpleasant odor