da·tu·ra (d -t r , -tyr)n. Any of several plants of the genus Datura, having trumpet-shaped flowers up to 25 centimeters (10 inches) long and usually prickly fruits. The leaves and seeds yield alkaloids with narcotic properties. Also called thorn apple. [New Latin Datura, genus name, from Hindi dhat  r , from Sanskrit dhattr , thorn apple.] |
datura [dəˈtjʊərə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) 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
[from New Latin, from Hindi dhatūra jimson weed, from Sanskrit dhattūra]
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| Noun | 1. |  Datura - thorn apple 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 thorn apple - any of several plants of the genus Datura |
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