stra·mo·ni·um (str -m  n -m)n. 1. See jimsonweed. 2. The dried poisonous leaves of the jimsonweed, used in the treatment of asthma. [New Latin, specific epithet, perhaps ultimately from Tatar turman, a medicine for horses.] |
stramonium [strəˈməʊnɪəm]
n
1. (Medicine / Pharmacology) a preparation of the dried leaves and flowers of the thorn apple, containing hyoscyamine and formerly used as a drug to treat asthma
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for thorn apple [1]
[from New Latin, of uncertain origin]
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