jimson weed

[ jim-suhn ]

/ ˈdʒɪm sən /

noun

a coarse, rank-smelling weed, Datura stramonium, of the nightshade family, having oaklike, poisonous leaves and tubular white or lavender flowers.

Also jimpson weed

[jimp-suhn], /ˈdʒɪmp sən/, Jimson weed .

Origin of jimson weed

1805–15, Americanism; variant of Jamestown weed, after Jamestown, Virginia

Words nearby jimson weed

jimjams, jimmie, jimmy, Jimmy Woodser, jimp, jimson weed, jin, Jinan, jingal, Jingdezhen, Jinghis Khan

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Example sentences from the Web for jimson weed

The shamans and others sometimes take the jimson-weed (smal-a-ga-to´-a), pound it up, soak it, and drink the decoction.
The Indians of the Painted Desert Region|George Wharton James
Part of the initiation of boys consisted of the drinking of jimson-weed.
The Religion of the Indians of California|A. L. Kroeber
Ironweed and joepye-weed are such lusty, vigorous plants, and burdock and jimson-weed.
In the Open|Stanton Davis Kirkham
I never heern tell of nobody carryin' jimson-weed pods in their bosoms.
The End Of The World|Edward Eggleston

The jimson-weed, which is a native of Asia, has become quite common in waste places.
The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits|Mary Elizabeth Parsons

British Dictionary definitions for jimson weed

jimson weed

/ (ˈdʒɪmsən) /

noun

US and Canadian a poisonous solanaceous plant, Datura stramonium, of the N hemisphere, having white funnel-shaped flowers and spiny capsule fruitsAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): thorn apple

Word Origin for jimson weed

C17: from earlier Jamestown weed, from Jamestown, Virginia

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单词	jimson weed
释义	jimson weed [ jim-suhn ] / ˈdʒɪm sən / noun a coarse, rank-smelling weed, Datura stramonium, of the nightshade family, having oaklike, poisonous leaves and tubular white or lavender flowers. Also jimpson weed [jimp-suhn], /ˈdʒɪmp sən/, Jimson weed . Origin of jimson weed 1805–15, Americanism; variant of Jamestown weed, after Jamestown, Virginia Words nearby jimson weed jimjams, jimmie, jimmy, Jimmy Woodser, jimp, jimson weed, jin, Jinan, jingal, Jingdezhen, Jinghis Khan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jimson weed The shamans and others sometimes take the jimson-weed (smal-a-ga-to´-a), pound it up, soak it, and drink the decoction. The Indians of the Painted Desert Region\|George Wharton James Part of the initiation of boys consisted of the drinking of jimson-weed. The Religion of the Indians of California\|A. L. Kroeber Ironweed and joepye-weed are such lusty, vigorous plants, and burdock and jimson-weed. In the Open\|Stanton Davis Kirkham I never heern tell of nobody carryin' jimson-weed pods in their bosoms. The End Of The World\|Edward Eggleston The jimson-weed, which is a native of Asia, has become quite common in waste places. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits\|Mary Elizabeth Parsons British Dictionary definitions for jimson weed jimson weed / (ˈdʒɪmsən) / noun US and Canadian a poisonous solanaceous plant, Datura stramonium, of the N hemisphere, having white funnel-shaped flowers and spiny capsule fruitsAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): thorn apple Word Origin for jimson weed C17: from earlier Jamestown weed, from Jamestown, Virginia Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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