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brugmansia

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brugmansia [brʊgˈmænsɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various solanaceous plants of the genus Brugmansia, native to tropical American regions and closely related to daturas, having sweetly scented flowers
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Noun1.brugmansiaBrugmansia - includes some plants often placed in the genus Datura: angel's trumpets
genus Brugmansia
asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
family Solanaceae, potato family, Solanaceae - large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera Solanum, Atropa, Brugmansia, Capsicum, Datura, Hyoscyamus, Lycopersicon, Nicotiana, Petunia, Physalis, and Solandra
Brugmansia arborea, Datura arborea, maikoa, angel's trumpet - a South American plant that is cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers
angel's trumpet, Brugmansia suaveolens, Datura suaveolens - South American plant cultivated for its very large nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers


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Leave the more tender shrubs and trees such as hibiscus, brugmansia, citrus and abutilon alone in the cold of winter.
IT'S WINTER WORK TIME by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Leave the more tender shrubs and trees like hibiscus, brugmansia, citrus and abutilon alone in the cold of winter.
WINTER A GOOD TIME TO TRIM ERRANT GROWTH by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Brugmansia (named after the Dutch naturalist Sebald Brugmans) has many characteristics that the ornamental plant connoisseur finds desirable.
GARDENING : ANGEL'S TRUMPET: HEAVEN ON EARTH by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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