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jimsonweed

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jim·son·weed  (jmsn-wd)
n.
A coarse poisonous plant (Datura stramonium) having large, trumpet-shaped white or purplish flowers and prickly capsules. Also called stramonium.
[Alteration of Jamestown weed, after Jamestown, Virginia.]
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Noun1.jimsonweedjimsonweed - 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, jimson weed, apple of Peru
thorn apple - any of several plants of the genus Datura


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Biological activities of fumonisins, mycotoxins from Fusarium moniliforme, in jimsonweed and mammalian cell cultures.
Cytotoxicity of Fumonisin [B.sub.1], Diethylnitrosamine, and Catechol ... by Chuturgoon, Anil A. / Environmental Health Perspectives
Planet Kid, Dawn and Charlotte's name for a clearing in a patch of jimsonweed where no grown-ups are allowed, is a rather obvious metaphor here for the separateness of the child's world; more original and memorable is Dawn's friend Delbert, who changes his name almost daily, depending on his current interests (first he is Roy, for Roy Rogers; later, Alec, like the boy in The Black Stallion; and so on).
What Happened on Planet Kid by M.V.P. / The Horn Book Magazine
The stewards heard ``sufficient evidence'' that the horses' feed was accidentally contaminated with jimsonweed, which produces the banned substance.
BAY MEADOWS MAY BOAST OF BLESSED EVENT by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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