datura

[ duh-toor-uh, -tyoor-uh ]

/ dəˈtʊər ə, -ˈtyʊər ə /

noun

any of several plants belonging to the genus Datura, of the nightshade family, including some species grown as ornamentals and usually having funnel-shaped flowers and prickly pods: the leaves and seeds are the source of hallucinogenic alkaloids.

Compare angel's-trumpet, jimson weed.

Origin of datura

1655–65; <New Latin <Hindi dhatūra jimson weed <Sanskrit dhattūra

OTHER WORDS FROM datura

da·tu·ric, adjective

Words nearby datura

Datong, datu, Datuk, datum, datum plane, datura, DATV, dau., daub, daube, daubery

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Example sentences from the Web for datura

Iris odora, Soosumbur; (the two kinds, and Datura has the same name) is indigenous.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith
We have never observed this insect arrive to any extent, but think that the Datura arborea is most infested with it.
The American Flower Garden Directory|Thomas Hibbert
That this is not an exceptional phenomenon appears from the record which I obtained with a fully grown style of Datura alba.
Life Movements in Plants|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
The flowers are drooping, and in Brugmansia suaveolens, formerly Datura arborea, they are very fragrant.
Botany for Ladies|Jane Loudon

I shall complete it in the following chapters, when I come to speak of the Mandragora and the Datura.
La Sorcire: The Witch of the Middle Ages|Jules Michelet

British Dictionary definitions for datura

datura

/ (dəˈtjʊərə) /

noun

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 for datura

C16: from New Latin, from Hindi dhatūra jimson weed, from Sanskrit dhattūra

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

单词	datura
释义	datura [ duh-toor-uh, -tyoor-uh ] / dəˈtʊər ə, -ˈtyʊər ə / noun any of several plants belonging to the genus Datura, of the nightshade family, including some species grown as ornamentals and usually having funnel-shaped flowers and prickly pods: the leaves and seeds are the source of hallucinogenic alkaloids. Compare angel's-trumpet, jimson weed. Origin of datura 1655–65; <New Latin <Hindi dhatūra jimson weed <Sanskrit dhattūra OTHER WORDS FROM datura da·tu·ric, adjective Words nearby datura Datong, datu, Datuk, datum, datum plane, datura, DATV, dau., daub, daube, daubery Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for datura Iris odora, Soosumbur; (the two kinds, and Datura has the same name) is indigenous. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The\|William Griffith We have never observed this insect arrive to any extent, but think that the Datura arborea is most infested with it. The American Flower Garden Directory\|Thomas Hibbert That this is not an exceptional phenomenon appears from the record which I obtained with a fully grown style of Datura alba. Life Movements in Plants\|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose The flowers are drooping, and in Brugmansia suaveolens, formerly Datura arborea, they are very fragrant. Botany for Ladies\|Jane Loudon I shall complete it in the following chapters, when I come to speak of the Mandragora and the Datura. La Sorcire: The Witch of the Middle Ages\|Jules Michelet British Dictionary definitions for datura datura / (dəˈtjʊərə) / noun 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 for datura C16: from New Latin, from Hindi dhatūra jimson weed, from Sanskrit dhattūra 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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