datura
noun
da·tu·ra də-ˈt(y)u̇r-ə 
: any of a genus (Datura) of widely distributed strong-scented herbs, shrubs, or trees of the nightshade family including some used as sources of medicinal alkaloids (such as stramonium) or in folk rites or illicitly for their poisonous, narcotic, or hallucinogenic properties compare jimsonweed
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Cuttings of datura and succulents culled from holidays in Greece or Malta or Portugal have taken to the arid Sardinian soil. 
Alexandra Marshall, WSJ, 29 July 2017
Alexandra Marshall, WSJ, 29 July 2017 Word History
Etymology
ultimately from Hindi dhatūrā jimsonweed (or a cognate descendant of Sanskrit dhattūraḥ)
First Known Use
1598, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
datura
noun
da·tu·ra də-ˈt(y)u̇r-ə
1
capitalized : a genus of widely distributed strong-scented herbs, shrubs, or trees of the family Solanaceae including some used as sources of medicinal alkaloids (as stramonium from jimsonweed) or in folk rites or illicitly for their poisonous, narcotic, or hallucinogenic properties
2
: any plant or flower of the genus Datura