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jimson weed

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jimson weed [ˈdʒɪmsən]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the US and Canadian name for thorn apple [1]
[from earlier Jamestown weed, from Jamestown, Virginia]
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Noun1.jimson weedjimson weed - intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits
common thorn apple, Datura stramonium, Jamestown weed, jimsonweed, apple of Peru
thorn apple - any of several plants of the genus Datura


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